Deidou Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Deidou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 104 | 1:39,374 | 3,064 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
The alternate forms: Deïdou (1) are calculated separately.
Deidou (25) may also be a first name.
Deidou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deidou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Deidou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﺪﻭ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Deïdou. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Deidou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Deidou is the 1,765,740th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Deidou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Deidou is also the 2,136,160th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 25 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 39,374. In Mauritania Deidou is most common in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 44 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 39 percent live and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 15 percent live. Other than Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 3 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deidou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deidou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻳﺪﻭ | dydw | - |
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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 Deidou
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