Simedou Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Simedou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simedou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal391:373,8291,859
France261:2,554,720189,486
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Simédou (1) are calculated separately.

Simedou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Simedou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Simedou is carried by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Simédou. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simedou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,312,869th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Simedou are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Simedou is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 373,829. In Senegal Simedou is primarily found in: Dakar Region, where 79 percent reside, Ziguinchor Region, where 18 percent reside and Kolda Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Senegal this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simédou951/
Simedo9247/
Simedu921/
Semedou8617/
Simedoh863/
Simidou861/
Simedeu861/
Simdu837/
Simdo833/
Zimeidou801/
Semedo7758,813/
Simidu7783/
Simeda7729/
Semedu773/
Cimedo773/
Simido773/
Shimdo771/
Saimdu771/
Semdou771/
Zimedo771/
Simdoe771/
Simdoi771/
Saimdoust751/
Chimedu7164/
Shimidu7123/
Cesmedo7119/
Shimeda7111/
Simedei718/
Shimido715/
Simeday714/
Seemedo712/
Semiedo712/
Simeida711/
Cismedo711/
Semeddo711/
Suimido711/
Saimeda711/
Simedie710/
Simdost710/
Cimdous710/
Simda671,113/
Zimdo67277/
Zaimidou6726/
Semdo6710/
Siemieda672/
Simeiday671/
Simdeaux671/
Chimhedu671/

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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 Simedou
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