Amadou is used as a family name or surname in Niger. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Amadou
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Niger
Meaning: Christian name (Latin Amator = who likes), met in the Languedoc and Limousin, as well as in the Yonne, popularized by St. Amadour (or Amateur): it would have landed in Gaul with Lazarus, Martha and Mary. He left them to seek solitude he found at the foot of a steep rock became Rocamadour. The small statue of the Virgin Mary that had shaped him Zacchaeus became the object of a Marian cult that is undeniable: Rocamadour is one of the busiest places of pilgrimage for centuries. A saint of the same name was bishop of Auxerre in the fifth century, which explains the success of the surname in the Yonne.

How popular is Amadou?

Amadou is common in Niger.

Amadou is ranked 1053 on our list.

There are about 178 people in US who wears Amadou as surname and ranked 101247 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 1 per 1 million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
Black 90.45
White 3.93
Hispanic or Latino 2.81
Amadou is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Niger which signifies that it is originated from Niger. Around 502452 people have been found who wears Amadou as their family name. Amadou is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
20,790 Nigeria6
7,031 China6
114,007 Czech Republic4
214,847 Australia4
2,935 Angola3
67,494 South Africa3
394 The Gambia3
21,929 Algeria2
5,217 Zambia2
237 Central African Republic2
1,347 Liberia2
332 Chad2
41,879 Turkey2
9,185 Hong Kong2
492,292 Ukraine1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
47,891 Norway1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
37,493 Austria1
28,365 Kenya1
2,309 Monaco1
1,253 Burundi1
4,942 Libya1
5,553 Taiwan1
5,467 Haiti1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,537 Switzerland45
78,930 Canada36
94,027 England32
57,220 Netherlands27
2,892 Iceland13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
30,111 Spain83
78,184 Italy67
Countries with hundreds of Amadou:
10,662 France857
4,483 Ghana639
8,541 Morocco604
508 Gabon402
1,142 Mauritania307
34,330 Germany303
122,975 United States174
6,898 Tunisia165
12,260 Belgium148
1,149 Senegal139
Countries with thousands of Amadou:
202 Mali6,719
100 Togo5,484
163 Guinea5,175
589 Ivory Coast4,237
Countries with ten thousands of Amadou:
94 Burkina Faso26,678
76 Cameroon20,022
66 Benin15,934
Countries with hundred thousands of Amadou:
3 Niger414,101
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Bao Lytch
Amadou is a rare name, popular form of Amadour, from the Latin amatoremCe name was popularized by a solitary honors in Quercy and Limousin.

Amadou Namesakes

  • Kader Amadou, Soccer player
  • Hama Amadou, Politician
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  • Ibrahim Amadou, Soccer player
  • Kader Amadou, Soccer player
  • Marou Amadou, Politician
  • Moudachirou Amadou, Soccer player
  • Anne-Lisa Amadou, Translator
  • Pa Amadou Gai, Soccer player
  • Daniel Amadou, Actor

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