Yadou Surname
Approximately 357 people bear this surname
Yadou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 139 | 1:74,357 | 8,912 |
| Niger | 117 | 1:164,034 | 5,913 |
| Cameroon | 82 | 1:253,281 | 24,740 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yadou (1,150) may also be a first name.
Yadou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yadou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yadou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﺩ) occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yadou? popularity and diffusion
Yadou is the 790,102nd most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Yadou are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yadou is also the 234,650th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 1,150 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 74,357. In Benin Yadou is primarily concentrated in: Alibori Department, where 71 percent live, Borgou Department, where 19 percent live and Donga Department, where 10 percent live. Other than Benin this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 33 percent live and Cameroon, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yadou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yadou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺎﺩ | yad | - |
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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 Yadou
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