Chidou Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Chidou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chidou (29) may also be a first name.
Chidou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chidou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chidou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺪﻭ) is most common in Niger. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chidou.
How Common Is The Last Name Chidou? popularity and diffusion
Chidou is the 3,730,171st most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chidou live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Chadic Africa. Chidou is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 29 people.
It is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,199,501. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 44 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 38 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Niger this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 25 percent reside and Benin, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chidou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chidou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺪﻭ | shdw | 33.33 |
| ﺍﺷﺪﻭ | ashdw | 33.33 |
| ﺃﺷﺪﻭ | ashdw | 16.67 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺪﻭ | alshdw | 16.67 |
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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 Chidou
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