Gandou Surname
Approximately 2,225 people bear this surname
Gandou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,514 | 1:12,676 | 895 |
| Congo | 307 | 1:16,251 | 1,976 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| France | 125 | 1:531,382 | 73,029 |
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| Ivory Coast | 25 | 1:922,849 | 23,346 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Gandou (1,406) may also be a first name.
Gandou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gandou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gandou (Hindi: गंदोउ) occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gandou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gandou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 189,802nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,275,302 people. The last name Gandou is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Gandou are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 208,413th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 1,406 people.
The last name Gandou is most numerous in Niger, where it is held by 1,514 people, or 1 in 12,676. In Niger Gandou is primarily found in: Dosso Region, where 50 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 14 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 13 percent are found. Other than Niger Gandou is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 14 percent are found and Morocco, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gandou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gandou in the Hindi language | ||
| गंदोउ | gando'u | - |
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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 Gandou
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