Wodou Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Wodou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 107 | 1:96,594 | 11,054 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Wodou (46) may also be a first name.
Wodou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wodou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wodou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﻭ) occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wodou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,628,521st most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wodou are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 46 people.
It is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 96,594. In Benin Wodou is primarily found in: Atakora Department, where 84 percent are found, Alibori Department, where 7 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 7 percent are found and Liberia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wodou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wodou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺩﻭ | wdw | 80 |
| ﻭﺩ | wd | 20 |
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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 Wodou
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