Doundou Surname
Approximately 412 people bear this surname
Doundou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 329 | 1:58,334 | 2,808 |
| Benin | 44 | 1:234,900 | 21,145 |
| Mauritania | 24 | 1:170,619 | 9,051 |
| Congo | 13 | 1:383,777 | 9,863 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Doundou (106) may also be a first name.
Doundou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Doundou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Doundou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﻧﺪﻭ) occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Doundou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 711,133rd most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Doundou reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 915,176th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 106 people.
The last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is held by 329 people, or 1 in 58,334. In Niger Doundou is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 66 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 19 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Niger it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 11 percent are found and Mauritania, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Doundou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Doundou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻭﻧﺪﻭ | dwndw | 87.5 |
| ﺩﻧﺪﻭ | dndw | 12.5 |
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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 Doundou
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