Muhammadu Surname

1,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Muhammadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhammadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria368,1931:48156
Cameroon1931:107,61212,606
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Muhammadu (232,742) may also be a first name.

Muhammadu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Muhammadu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Muhammadu (Hindi: मुहम्मदु) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Muhammadu.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhammadu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,457th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,781 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhammadu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,509th most prevalent forename on earth, held by 232,742 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 368,193 people, or 1 in 481. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 27 percent live, Zamfara, where 17 percent live and Gombe, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Muhammadu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Muhammadu surname is primarily Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

Muhammadu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.38% more than the national average, earning $63,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muahammadu95663/
Muhammmadu95433/
Muhammadou95146/
Muhaammadu9596/
Muuhammadu9586/
Muhammaadu9578/
Muhhammadu9575/
Mmuhammadu9563/
Muhammaduu9548/
Muhammaedu9537/
Mauhammadu9536/
Mouhammadu9533/
Muhammadau9528/
Muhammaddu9519/
Muhammaudu9518/
Muhammhadu9510/
Muhammadhu957/
Muhammadui957/
Muhahmmadu957/
Muhammaidu956/
Muhaimmadu956/
Muhiammadu956/
Muhaymmadu956/
Muhaummadu955/
Muhammadeu955/
Hmuhammadu953/
Muhammahdu953/
Mhuhammadu952/
Muhammaduh952/
Muhammaydu952/
Meuhammadu951/
Muehammadu951/
Muhatmmadu951/
Muhgammadu951/
Muhamadu9411,413/
Mouhammadou90640/
Muhahammadu9024/
Muhammaduud901/
Muhammaduis901/
Muhammauddu901/
Mhhuhammadu901/
Muhammodu896,798/
Muhammedu894,244/
Muhamadou89683/
Muhhamadu89131/
Muhaamadu8975/
Muahmmadu8962/
Muhommadu8919/
Muhamaadu8910/
Muahamadu899/
Mmuhamadu899/
Mouhamadu896/
Muhamadhu895/
Mihammadu895/
Muhahmadu892/
Muhaumadu892/
Muhamaddu892/
Muhamhadu891/
Muhamaudu891/
Muhameadu891/
Muhahammmadu861/
Mouhammmadou861/
Muhammaddoud861/
Muhammaadaud861/
Mouhamadou8417,577/
Muhammmedu8410/
Muhammmodu8410/
Muhammeddu843/
Muhammodeu843/
Mouhamaddu843/
Muhahamadu842/
Mauhamadou842/
Moehammadu841/
Mahuammadu841/
Muhhammodu841/
Muhammoudu841/
Muuhammedu841/
Muhammoddu841/
Muhhammedu841/
Muhaammodu841/
Mouammadou841/
Muhamodu822,779/
Muhamedu82160/
Muhomadu829/
Mihamadu821/
Mouahamadou806/
Mouhaamadou801/
Mouhamaddou801/
Muhaammeddu801/
Mouamadou7886/
Muhommodu7832/
Muhhamodu786/
Muhamoudu786/
Moohamadu782/
Muhhamedu781/
Muuhamodu781/
Muhamoddu781/
Muhaamodu781/
Muhammmmmmmadu781/
Muhaamedu781/
Mmuhamodu781/
Muhamodou781/
Mouheimmadou761/
Mouhahamadou761/
Mouhammoudou761/
Mouhamedou74203/
Mouhamodou7412/
Mùahamadou747/
Mauhamedou741/
Moohamadou741/
Muhommmodu741/
Muhomodu71105/
Muahmodu713/
Mùamadou711/
Mouhamoudou7055/
Mouhameddou701/
Mouhoumadou701/
Muhomoodu671/

Muhammadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muhammadu in the Hindi language
मुहम्मदुmuham'madu-

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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
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  • 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 Muhammadu
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