Alidu Surname

24,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Alidu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alidu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana11,9841:2,255363
Nigeria10,0941:17,5491,662
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Alidu (9,820) may also be a first name.

Alidu Last Name Facts

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

Alidu is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alidu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,166th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 325,439 people. The surname Alidu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alidu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 62,005th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 9,820 people.

This last name is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 11,984 people, or 1 in 2,255. Beside Ghana this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 45 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.

Alidu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Alidu last name is predominantly Muslim (75%) in Nigeria.

The amount Alidu earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.97% less than the national average, earning $40,257 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halidu9127,289/
Alidou9120,685/
Allidu9119/
Ahlidu9115/
Aliddu917/
Aleidu916/
Alaidu914/
Aalidu913/
Alhidu912/
Aliedu912/
Aliodu912/
Aslidu911/
Alisdu911/
Aliudu911/
Alidui911/
Galidu911/
Halidou8375,408/
Hallidu83140/
Galidou8312/
Allidou8311/
Haliddu8310/
Aliduha837/
Halaidu836/
Galidau836/
Alaidou836/
Alidaud836/
Ahalidu835/
Ahlidou835/
Alidhuh832/
Hailidu832/
Alidoud832/
Alidust832/
Halidhu831/
Haliduu831/
Ahliodu831/
Alisdud831/
Aliddou831/
Alidous831/
Aliduch831/
Alhidou831/
Aalidou831/
Asliduz831/
Haliduh831/
Aleidus831/
Aledu80954/
Aludu8089/
Elidu8023/
Olidu8013/
Alidoush77337/
Gallidou7734/
Hallidou7732/
Alidoust7730/
Haalidou7730/
Halidouy7723/
Haluidou7716/
Alhidous7712/
Ahalidou777/
Haliddou775/
Haloidou775/
Hailidou774/
Haliodou774/
Halaidou773/
Alidhuuh772/
Halihdou772/
Haliodui772/
Hhalidou772/
Alaidoud771/
Halidouh771/
Alleidou771/
Alidhuux771/
Haledu73575/
Alludu7345/
Helidu7333/
Oliodu7322/
Haludu7321/
Elidou7320/
Alhudu738/
Olidou735/
Elaidu734/
Auledu734/
Aleddu734/
Alyudu733/
Aledus732/
Asledu732/
Aaledu731/
Aledeu731/
Aludou731/
Alidoe731/
Galedu731/
Aleadu731/
Alheidous71103/
Alhaidous7152/
Galleidou711/
Aalidoust711/
Galedou67282/
Achillidou6715/
Aleadui679/
Halledu676/
Haledou674/
Haleedu673/
Galédou673/
Aledous672/
Halidoo672/
Aleadeu671/
Holidou671/
Olaidou671/
Golideu671/
Ellidou671/
Alleddu671/
Aleydou671/
Alleduz671/
Halludu671/
Hgaledu671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Alidu
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