Beidou Surname
Approximately 5,492 people bear this surname
Beidou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3,994 | 1:4,805 | 441 |
| Egypt | 1,251 | 1:73,490 | 6,720 |
| Benin | 168 | 1:61,521 | 7,570 |
| Algeria | 39 | 1:990,553 | 42,105 |
| China | 25 | 1:54,692,863 | 2,965 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
The alternate forms: Beïdou (24) & Beîdou (3) are calculated separately.
Beidou (4,962) may also be a first name.
Beidou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beidou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beidou (Arabic: بيدو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﺪﻭ) has its highest incidence in Niger. It may also be rendered as a variant: Beïdou or Beîdou. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beidou? popularity and diffusion
Beidou is the 87,581st most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,326,938 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Beidou are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Beidou is also the 96,679th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 4,962 people.
The last name Beidou is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 3,994 people, or 1 in 4,805. In Niger Beidou is mostly concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 53 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 23 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 23 percent reside and Benin, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Beidou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Beidou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻴﺪﻭ | bydw | 40 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﺪﻭ | abydw | 40 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﻂ | abyt | 20 |
| Beidou in the Arabic language | ||
| بيدو | bydw | - |
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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 Beidou
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