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

Simedou is held by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Simédou. For other potential spellings of Simedou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simedou? popularity and diffusion

Simedou is the 2,312,869th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Simedou reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 373,829. In Senegal it is most frequent in: Dakar Region, where 79 percent are found, Ziguinchor Region, where 18 percent are found and Kolda Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Senegal this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 38 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

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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