Seïdou Surname
Approximately 2,954 people bear this surname
Seïdou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,973 | 1:5,239 | 685 |
| Chad | 963 | 1:14,114 | 1,774 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
The alternate forms: Seidou (27,453), Seîdou (250), Séïdou (2) & Séidou (3) are calculated separately.
Seïdou (3,373) may also be a first name.
Seïdou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seïdou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seïdou occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Seidou, Seîdou, Séïdou or Séidou. Click here for other possible spellings of Seïdou.
How Common Is The Last Name Seïdou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 149,540th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,467,009 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Seïdou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 122,740th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 3,373 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 1,973 people, or 1 in 5,239. In Benin it is most frequent in: Alibori Department, where 40 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 36 percent reside and Donga Department, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Benin Seïdou occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 33 percent reside and Mauritania, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Seïdou
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