Yazidu Surname
Approximately 6,440 people bear this surname
Yazidu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,249 | 1:33,748 | 2,772 |
| Tanzania | 952 | 1:55,611 | 6,069 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
Yazidu (4,392) may also be a first name.
Yazidu Demographics
Yazidu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Yazidu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yazidu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yazidu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yazidu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yazidu is the 76,147th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,131,607 people. Yazidu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yazidu live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yazidu is also the 104,102nd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 4,392 people.
Yazidu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,249 people, or 1 in 33,748. In Nigeria Yazidu is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 56 percent are found, Kebbi, where 19 percent are found and Katsina, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 15 percent are found and Malawi, where 4 percent are found.
Yazidu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Yazidu last name is primarily Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yazidou | 92 | 104 | / |
| Yahzidu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yazeidou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yasidu | 83 | 237 | / |
| Yazedu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Yajidu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yagidu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yazeedu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yagidou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yashidu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yadjidou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yassidou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Giatzidou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yagedu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jasidu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jacidu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jagidu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agiatzidou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Yassedou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Giatsidou | 53 | 52 | / |
| Giagiaidu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Josidu | 50 | 37 | / |
| Giaitsidou | 50 | 4 | / |
| Jogidu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Yazidu
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