Idoual Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Idoual Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idoual Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2621:70,0462,651
Niger1461:131,4525,019
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Idoual (278) may also be a first name.

Idoual Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Idoual Come From? nationality or country of origin

Idoual is found most in Burkina Faso. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idoual? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 709,895th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Idoual live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Idoual is also the 532,586th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 278 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 70,046. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Sahel Region, where 93 percent reside, Sud-Ouest Region, where 7 percent reside and Centre Region, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Burkina Faso this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 35 percent reside and Mali, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idouale928/
Iddoual921/
Idouall921/
Aidouale861/
Idaoul835/
Edoual834/
Ydoual831/
Eddoual774/
Edouald771/
Idaol733/
Idayol6733/
Aidaol676/
Hidaol671/
Edouol671/
Ideaal671/
Idaaol671/
Hidayol621,354/
Aidayol6255/
Aidhayol57105/
Hidhayol573/
Yodohoul571/
Aidahole571/
Eidhayol571/
Esdaol5011/

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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
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  • 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 Idoual
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