Saïdou Surname
Approximately 3,483 people bear this surname
Saïdou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 2,022 | 1:6,722 | 968 |
| Benin | 919 | 1:11,247 | 1,539 |
| Niger | 484 | 1:39,653 | 2,128 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Mauritania | 23 | 1:178,038 | 9,291 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Saidou (202,244) & Saîdou (138) are calculated separately.
Saïdou (11,970) may also be a first name.
Saïdou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saïdou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saïdou occurs more in Chad more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Saidou or Saîdou. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saïdou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 129,961st most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,092,319 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Saïdou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 54,273rd most common first name world-wide, borne by 11,970 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Chad, where it is carried by 2,022 people, or 1 in 6,722. Beside Chad this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 26 percent live and Niger, where 14 percent live.
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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 Saïdou
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