Yamadou Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Yamadou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamadou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yamadou (3,038) may also be a first name.

Yamadou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yamadou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻣﺎﺩﻭ) is found most frequently in Benin. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yamadou.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamadou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Yamadou is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Yamadou are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yamadou is also the 131,071st most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 3,038 people.

The surname Yamadou is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin it is most frequent in: Alibori Department, where 100 percent live. Other than Benin it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent live and Niger, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hyamadou9316/
Yahmadou931/
Yamadouy931/
Yamado92310/
Yamadu9210/
Yamadoi86121/
Yamadeu8635/
Yammadu8611/
Yamaudo865/
Jyamadu864/
Hyamado862/
Jamadou861/
Yamaidu861/
Yamaddu861/
Yamoudou8023/
Hjamadou8015/
Hiamadou805/
Jhamadou805/
Ihamadou802/
Ayiamadu801/
Eahmadou801/
Yahamado801/
Ehamadou801/
Uyeamadu801/
Yamada77864,917/
Yamodo77695/
Yamodu7722/
Jamado7720/
Jamadu7717/
Yomadu771/
Iamado771/
Ajhamadou753/
Yammoudou751/
Yamadağ71222/
Yamouda71162/
Yamadas71118/
Jamadod7158/
Yamadai7144/
Yammada7132/
Jammadu7118/
Jamaidu7113/
Hyamada718/
Jamadau714/
Yamadad714/
Yamoddu714/
Ihamadu713/
Yamadat712/
Jhamadu712/
Ajomado712/
Jamaido712/
Yamadda711/
Ehamadu711/
Jamadho711/
Yamaday711/
Jhamado711/
Yamadee711/
Yamgada711/
Jamadoh711/
Jamadhod678/
Yasmaida677/
Ujhamadu673/
Yamgadda673/
Hiomadou672/
Jamadaud672/
Yamadiye671/
Jameidou671/
Iheamadu671/
Yahmadah671/
Yhamadaj671/

Yamadou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yamadou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﻣﺎﺩﻭyamadw65
ﻳﺎﻣﺪﻭyamdw25
ﻳﻤﺎﺩﻭymadw5
ﻳﺎﻣﻮﺩﻭyamwdw5

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yamadou
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