Awdou Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Awdou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 63 | 1:64,998 | 4,484 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Awdou (20) may also be a first name.
Awdou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awdou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awdou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻮﺩﻭ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Awdou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awdou is the 2,075,631st most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Awdou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awdou live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Awdou is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 64,998. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 37 percent reside, Guidimagha Region, where 24 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 18 percent reside and Benin, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awdu | 89 | 119 | / |
| Awdo | 89 | 13 | / |
| Abdou | 80 | 894,331 | / |
| Gawdo | 80 | 32 | / |
| Avdou | 80 | 30 | / |
| Hawdu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Auwdu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Awdud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afdou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abdouh | 73 | 3,761 | / |
| Aabdou | 73 | 336 | / |
| Abddou | 73 | 128 | / |
| Habdou | 73 | 116 | / |
| Abdoue | 73 | 23 | / |
| Abhdou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Âabdou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hafdou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abdouè | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awduya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abdhou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hauwdo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awdutt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiwdud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abdo | 67 | 879,808 | / |
| Abdu | 67 | 395,482 | / |
| Avdo | 67 | 487 | / |
| Awda | 67 | 277 | / |
| Afdu | 67 | 39 | / |
| Afdo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Avdu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awdeuyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abdddou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aaabdou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abddouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahabdou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owdo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauwdau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafdhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiwdoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habddou | 67 | 1 | / |
Awdou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awdou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻮﺩﻭ | wdw | 88.24 |
| ﻋﻮﺩ | wd | 11.76 |
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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 Awdou
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