Shamadu Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shamadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Shamadu (37) may also be a first name.

Shamadu Last Name Facts

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

Shamadu (Hindi: शमदु, Marathi: शामदु, Oriya: ଶମଦୁ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamadu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,839,022nd most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. Shamadu is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shamadu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 37 people.

The surname Shamadu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 1,807,579. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Niger, where 86 percent are found and Plateau, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Shamadu exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Shamadu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shamadu last name is chiefly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamadu in the Marathi language
शामदुsamadu-
Shamadu in the Oriya language
ଶମଦୁsamadu87.5
ଷମଦୁsamadu12.5
Shamadu in the Hindi language
शमदुsamadu60
शमदूsamadu40

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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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