Waddou Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Waddou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Senegal | 10 | 1:1,457,934 | 3,873 |
Waddou (36) may also be a first name.
Waddou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waddou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waddou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺩﻭ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waddou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,776,799th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waddou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Waddou is also the 1,717,090th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 36 people.
It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 255,929. In Mauritania Waddou is most common in: Gorgol Region, where 81 percent reside, Brakna Region, where 6 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 6 percent reside. Other than Mauritania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waddou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waddou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﺩﻭ | wadw | 66.67 |
| ﻭﺩﻭ | wdw | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Waddou
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