Bdou Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Bdou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 85 | 1:225,788 | 7,375 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Bdou (25) may also be a first name.
Bdou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bdou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bdou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺪﻭ) occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bdou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bdou is the 1,967,751st most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bdou are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Bdou is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 25 people.
Bdou is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 225,788. In Niger Bdou is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 33 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 25 percent live and Dosso Region, where 14 percent live. Barring Niger this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bdoud | 89 | 5 | / |
| Bdous | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bdoux | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bdouh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hbdou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bdo | 86 | 319 | / |
| Bdu | 86 | 24 | / |
| Bdus | 75 | 7 | / |
| Bdgu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pdou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bddu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Btdo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bdui | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bdau | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wdou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bdud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Btdu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bduy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bdut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bduo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bdoe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bdod | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bdho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hbdu | 75 | 1 | / |
| B'Do | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bddo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bdos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bdhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bdot | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bdaud | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bdejo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bduch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bttdo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bdoey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhduo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhdho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bdueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vdouj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhdgu | 67 | 1 | / |
Bdou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bdou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺪﻭ | bdw | - |
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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 Bdou
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