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 surname Yazidu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yazidu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yazidu is the 76,147th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,131,607 people. The last name Yazidu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yazidu reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yazidu is also the 104,102nd most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 4,392 people.
Yazidu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,249 people, or 1 in 33,748. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 56 percent live, Kebbi, where 19 percent live and Katsina, where 6 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 15 percent live and Malawi, where 4 percent live.
Yazidu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Yazidu surname is predominantly 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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