Namadu Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Namadu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Namadu (20) may also be a first name.
Namadu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namadu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namadu (Hindi: नमदू, Marathi: नामदु) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namadu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Namadu is the 2,121,169th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name Namadu is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Namadu reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Namadu is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 20 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 41 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 39 percent reside and Sokoto, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent reside and Uganda, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namadou | 92 | 1,106 | / |
| Naimadu | 92 | 136 | / |
| Namaddu | 92 | 73 | / |
| Naamadu | 92 | 33 | / |
| Nnamadu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Namaidu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ngamadu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Namadhu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nammadu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nahmaduh | 86 | 183 | / |
| Ngammadu | 86 | 16 | / |
| Hnamadou | 86 | 9 | / |
| Naahmadu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gnamadeu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Namaddou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nhamadou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Namodu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nemadu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nahamadou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nahammadu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naahamadu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naimodu | 77 | 1,677 | / |
| Nemadeu | 77 | 81 | / |
| Nnamodu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nammodu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Namedeu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nomadou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Namuidu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namodhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namedou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namoodu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namgodu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namoudou | 71 | 21 | / |
| Nnaemedu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Naahmedu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nehmadou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nomodu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nemodu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahmoudou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nemedeu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Nnemedu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Noumedeu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Noumedou | 57 | 1 | / |
Namadu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Namadu in the Hindi language | ||
| नमदू | namadu | - |
| Namadu in the Marathi language | ||
| नामदु | namadu | 66.67 |
| नामडु | namadu | 14.29 |
| नामदू | namadu | 4.76 |
| नामडू | namadu | 4.76 |
| नायकू | nayaku | 4.76 |
| नमदु | namadu | 4.76 |
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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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- 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 Namadu
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