Samedou Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Samedou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Samedou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samedou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samedou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺪ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samedou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samedou reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Samedou occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 25 percent reside and Senegal, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sameidou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Samedo | 92 | 81 | / |
| Samedho | 86 | 15 | / |
| Samedeu | 86 | 11 | / |
| Zamedou | 86 | 8 | / |
| Samidou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Samedoa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sametdu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sahmedo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Siamidou | 80 | 61 | / |
| Soumedou | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sammidou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zameidou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Samaidou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samidu | 77 | 366 | / |
| Sameda | 77 | 74 | / |
| Samido | 77 | 54 | / |
| Somedo | 77 | 39 | / |
| Zamedu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Samydo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Somedu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shahymedo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Soumeidou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soumeydou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samidoust | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samheda | 71 | 110 | / |
| Somiedo | 71 | 69 | / |
| Samaidu | 71 | 58 | / |
| Shamido | 71 | 40 | / |
| Samedai | 71 | 29 | / |
| Sameeda | 71 | 24 | / |
| Samedas | 71 | 20 | / |
| Samidhu | 71 | 16 | / |
| Shameda | 71 | 11 | / |
| Sameddoost | 71 | 8 | / |
| Zamidou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Samedee | 71 | 4 | / |
| Samaido | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sameday | 71 | 2 | / |
| Samydho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somedos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saimeda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samuido | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sammeda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somedeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamidu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samieda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samedie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samedad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samedieh | 67 | 40 | / |
| Samydoss | 67 | 30 | / |
| Zaimidou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shameeda | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chamedeu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sameedee | 67 | 12 | / |
| Samidhau | 67 | 9 | / |
| Samediya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shamidho | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sameiday | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chamidou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zamaidou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saameday | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hsammeda | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shamedad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samedayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sameddie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samidoss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamedha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sameedad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sameedah | 67 | 1 | / |
Samedou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samedou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺪ | smd | - |
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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 Samedou
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