Wordou Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wordou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wordou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697

Wordou (28) may also be a first name.

Wordou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wordou occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wordou? popularity and diffusion

Wordou is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Wordou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wordou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 28 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 63 percent live, Zinder Region, where 25 percent live and Diffa Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 32 percent live and Cameroon, where 26 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wourdou922/
Wordu911,450/
Wordo9119/
Worddoud861/
Wordui83351/
Wardou8367/
Vordou8365/
Bordou8311/
Wordus839/
Wordoe836/
Worduh831/
Wordoa831/
Whordu831/
Wordoh831/
Wordop830/
Bourdou77247/
Wordoyo7715/
Bordhou771/
Bordo733,533/
Wardo73139/
Worda7388/
Bordu7377/
Wardu7355/
Vordo738/
Wurdo733/
Wurdu731/
Wardouch714/
Wordhaus710/
Wordhust710/
Bardou674,326/
Bordoy672,239/
Bourdo67590/
Wordey67417/
Vordos67222/
Bordeu67170/
Bordui67157/
Wardho67131/
Bourdu67121/
Wordah6741/
Bordoi6737/
Bordau6716/
Wardut679/
Borduy677/
Wardoh677/
Bordão676/
Wardau675/
Worday673/
Wardop673/
Vardou672/
Borduh672/
Wordas672/
Whardo672/
Wardup671/
Vorduo671/
Borrdo671/
Wardud671/
Warhdo671/
Boirdo670/
Vordus670/

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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 Wordou
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