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

The last name Muhammadu (Hindi: मुहम्मदु) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhammadu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,457th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,781 people. The last name Muhammadu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhammadu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muhammadu is also the 4,509th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 232,742 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 368,193 people, or 1 in 481. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Sokoto, where 27 percent are found, Zamfara, where 17 percent are found and Gombe, where 8 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Muhammadu is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

Muhammadu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Muhammadu last name is chiefly 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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