Ouedou Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Ouedou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 19 | 1:215,519 | 10,553 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
Ouedou (12) may also be a first name.
Ouedou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouedou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ouedou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﻭ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouedou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouedou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Ouedou is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 12 people.
This last name is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 215,519. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Trarza Region, where 95 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ouedou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ouedou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺩﻭ | wdw | 83.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻮﺩﻭﺩ | alwdwd | 16.67 |
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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 Ouedou
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