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 in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhammadu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,457th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 19,781 people. It 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 used first name internationally. It is borne by 232,742 people.

Muhammadu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 368,193 people, or 1 in 481. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 27 percent live, Zamfara, where 17 percent live and Gombe, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Muhammadu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Muhammadu last name is principally 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
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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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