Kendou Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Kendou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Kendou (18) may also be a first name.
Kendou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kendou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kendou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺪﻭ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kendou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,185,033rd most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kendou reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 18 people.
This surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania Kendou is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 75 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 17 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania Kendou occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 26 percent reside and Niger, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kendou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kendou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻨﺪﻭ | kndw | - |
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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 Kendou
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