Benedou Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Benedou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Benedou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benedou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benedou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺪﻭ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Benedou.
How Common Is The Last Name Benedou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Benedou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Benedou is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania Benedou is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benedoue | 93 | 53 | / |
| Benhedou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Bengedou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Benedo | 92 | 107 | / |
| Benedu | 92 | 8 | / |
| Bengeddou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Benheddou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Benedos | 86 | 140 | / |
| Benjdou | 86 | 16 | / |
| Beneduh | 86 | 6 | / |
| Beneido | 86 | 1 | / |
| Beniedo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Benidou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Benedut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Benhedouch | 82 | 1 | / |
| Benhedhoud | 82 | 1 | / |
| Benhddou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Benyddou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Beeneedu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Benjddou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beneda | 77 | 891 | / |
| Benido | 77 | 500 | / |
| Binedo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Venedo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Binedu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bynedu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wenedu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wenedo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Benedá | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benhaidou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benidau | 71 | 29 | / |
| Bineedu | 71 | 19 | / |
| Venidou | 71 | 19 | / |
| Benedey | 71 | 16 | / |
| Beenidu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Byneedu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bionedo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boinedu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Benedas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Benedie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Benheda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bainedu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bingedo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benedda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benedei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpenedo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Binidou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beanido | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benedat | 71 | 0 | / |
| Benedee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Benedeyt | 67 | 19 | / |
| Benhedda | 67 | 19 | / |
| Baineedu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benhedad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bienieda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benidayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benedeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vengidou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benheida | 67 | 1 | / |
Benedou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benedou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﺪﻭ | bndw | - |
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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 Benedou
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