Muhamadu Surname
Approximately 11,413 people bear this surname
Muhamadu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10,817 | 1:16,376 | 1,586 |
| Cameroon | 579 | 1:35,871 | 4,829 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Muhamadu (8,231) may also be a first name.
Muhamadu Demographics
Muhamadu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Muhamadu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhamadu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muhamadu (Hindi: मुहमदू) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Muhamadu.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhamadu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 45,465th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 638,530 people. The last name Muhamadu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhamadu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 69,750th most common first name throughout the world, held by 8,231 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 10,817 people, or 1 in 16,376. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 23 percent live, Zamfara, where 19 percent live and Niger, where 9 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.
Muhamadu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muhamadu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muhamadu in the Hindi language | ||
| मुहमदू | muhamadu | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muhamadu
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