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 last name Chidou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺪﻭ) is found most in Niger. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chidou.
How Common Is The Last Name Chidou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chidou is the 3,730,171st most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chidou are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Chidou is also the 1,951,561st most common first name world-wide It is held 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 Chidou is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 44 percent live, Agadez Region, where 38 percent live and Zinder Region, where 13 percent live. Other than Niger this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 25 percent live and Benin, where 7 percent live.
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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