Medou Surname
Approximately 2,631 people bear this surname
Medou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,277 | 1:9,121 | 1,183 |
| France | 111 | 1:598,403 | 79,437 |
| Mauritania | 100 | 1:40,949 | 3,140 |
| Senegal | 51 | 1:285,869 | 1,629 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Algeria | 14 | 1:2,759,396 | 44,963 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Médou (2) are calculated separately.
Medou (1,445) may also be a first name.
Medou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Medou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Medou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺪﻭ) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Médou. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Medou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Medou is the 164,762nd most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,769,877 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Medou are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 65 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 205,259th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 1,445 people.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,277 people, or 1 in 9,121. In Cameroon Medou is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 52 percent reside, South Region, where 33 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in France, where 4 percent reside and Mauritania, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Medou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Medou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺪﻭ | mdw | 70.21 |
| ﺍﻣﺪﻭ | amdw | 13.83 |
| ﺃﻣﺪﻭ | amdw | 7.45 |
| ﻣﺪ | md | 4.26 |
| ﺍﻣﺪ | amd | 2.13 |
| ﺃﻣﺪ | amd | 2.13 |
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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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- 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 Medou
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