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
The surname Samedou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺪ) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samedou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Samedou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samedou live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent live. Barring Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 25 percent live and Senegal, where 25 percent live.
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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