Rashidu Surname
Approximately 1,591 people bear this surname
Rashidu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,532 | 1:115,628 | 7,665 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Rashidu (2,012) may also be a first name.
Rashidu Demographics
Rashidu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Rashidu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rashidu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rashidu (Hindi: रशीदु, Marathi: रशीदू) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rashidu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rashidu is the 249,495th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,580,481 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Rashidu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rashidu is also the 168,471st most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 2,012 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,532 people, or 1 in 115,628. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 38 percent are found, Sokoto, where 9 percent are found and Kano, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.
Rashidu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rashidau | 93 | 3 | / |
| Rashidou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Rhashidu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rashiduj | 93 | 1 | / |
| Raashidu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rashidhu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rasidu | 92 | 47 | / |
| Rashidush | 88 | 16 | / |
| Ratshidau | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rashedu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Rasidhu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rachidu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Reshidu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rasaidu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rashudu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rasidou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rachidou | 80 | 1,440 | / |
| Rassidou | 80 | 39 | / |
| Rasheedu | 80 | 36 | / |
| Raihsidu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Residu | 77 | 138 | / |
| Rasudu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Raitsidou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rasheedhu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ratchidou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rrachidou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reachidou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rasheedud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Residou | 71 | 17 | / |
| Raseedu | 71 | 17 | / |
| Rosidou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Racidou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rasedhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rossidou | 67 | 172 | / |
| Rotsidou | 67 | 65 | / |
| Rousidou | 67 | 48 | / |
| Raseedhu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rassedou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raichedu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Resheedu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rashedoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roussidou | 63 | 71 | / |
| Resudu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Recidou | 57 | 3 | / |
| Razeedu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Roycidu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Reizidou | 53 | 19 | / |
Rashidu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rashidu in the Marathi language | ||
| रशीदू | rasidu | - |
| Rashidu in the Hindi language | ||
| रशीदु | rasidu | 33.33 |
| राशिद | rasida | 33.33 |
| रशीदू | rasidu | 11.11 |
| राशिदु | rasidu | 11.11 |
| रशिद | rasida | 5.56 |
| राशिदा | rasida | 5.56 |
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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 Rashidu
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