Shamudu Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Shamudu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamudu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Shamudu (7) may also be a first name.

Shamudu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamudu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Shamudu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamudu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shamudu is the 11,742,229th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shamudu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamudu reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Shamudu is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 7 people.

The last name Shamudu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Yobe, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samudu92104/
Shemudu8612/
Chamudu865/
Samoudu862/
Shamidu861/
Samaudu861/
Samudhu861/
Samoudou808/
Samuduth801/
Samidu77366/
Semudu77145/
Samodu7782/
Somudu7720/
Zamudu772/
Chamoudou751/
Semuddu71378/
Ssemudu71134/
Shomodu711/
Ssemuddu671,154/
Seemuddu671/
Ssemuduu671/
Somgaudu671/
Soumoudou631/
Semidu6210/
Choumoudou595/
Samidhu5716/
Samodou571/
Samidhau539/
Sammidou534/

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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 Shamudu
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