Shamadu Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Shamadu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 98 | 1:1,807,579 | 65,389 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Shamadu (37) may also be a first name.
Shamadu Demographics
Shamadu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shamadu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamadu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamadu (Hindi: शमदु, Marathi: शामदु, Oriya: ଶମଦୁ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shamadu.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamadu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Shamadu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shamadu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shamadu is also the 1,688,769th most common first name throughout the world, held by 37 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 1,807,579. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Niger, where 86 percent live and Plateau, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Shamadu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamadhu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Samadu | 92 | 1,596 | / |
| Sahamadou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Samadou | 86 | 751 | / |
| Samaidu | 86 | 58 | / |
| Samadhu | 86 | 33 | / |
| Samadau | 86 | 21 | / |
| Samadui | 86 | 17 | / |
| Samaduy | 86 | 12 | / |
| Samadup | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chamadu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Samadeu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sammadu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Samadus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samaudu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saamadu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hzamadu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samaddu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saumadu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chamadeu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Samadhup | 80 | 10 | / |
| Hzamadou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Samaduit | 80 | 6 | / |
| Saimadhu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chamadou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Samaidou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samaadau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samodu | 77 | 82 | / |
| Somadu | 77 | 49 | / |
| Semadu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chamaidou | 75 | 28 | / |
| Samajduch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samadhuph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samedeu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Zamadou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Samoudu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ssemadu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Somadou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samadoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shomodu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samodou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sametdu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semaddu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaimaidou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shahamatdoust | 70 | 5 | / |
| Samoudou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Soumadou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soimadou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zamaidou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Somadutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sameidou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssemaddu | 67 | 1 | / |
Shamadu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamadu in the Marathi language | ||
| शामदु | samadu | - |
| Shamadu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶମଦୁ | samadu | 87.5 |
| ଷମଦୁ | samadu | 12.5 |
| Shamadu in the Hindi language | ||
| शमदु | samadu | 60 |
| शमदू | samadu | 40 |
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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 Shamadu
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