Vodou Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Benin

Vodou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vodou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Benin111:939,60046,216
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Vodou (34) may also be a first name.

Vodou Last Name Facts

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

Vodou is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vodou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vodou live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vodou is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 34 people.

The last name Vodou is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Vodou is most prevalent in: North Region, where 83 percent live, Centre Region, where 8 percent live and Far North Region, where 8 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 46 percent live and Togo, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voudou91648/
Vosdou9181/
Voidou913/
Vodo89517/
Vodu8989/
Vodouhe83181/
Vodouhé832/
Vodouhê831/
Bodou801,158/
Vodoz80241/
Vodut80166/
Vadou80159/
Voduy80135/
Wodou80123/
Vodoi8080/
Voddu8035/
Vodud8014/
Vodos809/
Voddo806/
Vuodo806/
Voodu805/
Vodho802/
Vodhu802/
Vodoo802/
Vodue802/
Voydo801/
Vodop801/
Vodoy801/
Vhodo801/
Vodoh801/
Voduț801/
Voudu801/
Vwodo801/
Voduh801/
Voido801/
Boudou734,591/
Boidou73430/
Vaudou73175/
Woudou73114/
Bodoux73101/
Vodosh7331/
Vadoue7325/
Boddou7325/
Wodoud7312/
Voodoo735/
Boydou734/
Bodouh734/
Vadouh732/
Woddou732/
Vadoud732/
Vodeau731/
Bodoud731/
Mpodou731/
Vodayo731/
Woidou731/
Bodoue731/
Bosdou731/
Vodoyo731/
Vosdeu731/
Voideo731/
Vodoch730/
Voidot730/
Bodo6731,684/
Vado678,220/
Voda676,979/
Vadu674,050/
Boudouh673,283/
Bodu672,254/
Vodă671,315/
Boudoux671,161/
Wodo67972/
Wodu67950/
Bouddou67501/
Ouhadou67486/
Voodood67141/
Vaudoux67115/
Bodouch6739/
Boudout6734/
Boidoux6725/
Bouhdou6724/
Vaudout6724/
Mpoudou6720/
Bodouha6713/
Boudoud6712/
Woodous6711/
Woudoud678/
Uodo677/
Boudoue676/
Boudouj674/
Voddoji673/
Uodu673/
Boudous673/
Wouddou672/
Boudouy671/
Boydous671/
Voodhoo671/
Woddoud671/
Vodaová671/
Wodgoue671/
Bousdou671/
Bgoudou671/
Woodoup670/
Bodouth670/
Woodout670/

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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 Vodou
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