Zahidu Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zahidu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahidu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Zahidu (38) may also be a first name.

Zahidu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zahidu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Zahidu.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahidu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Zahidu live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.

The surname Zahidu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is most common in: Zamfara, where 71 percent are found, Kaduna, where 24 percent are found and Kano, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahidou9254/
Zaheidou861/
Cahidu832/
Zaedu732/
Chahidou719/
Tsahidou711/
Tchahidou671/
Zaedou671/
Chouidou5729/
Zoedu559/
Zeudu557/
Zeudeu5024/
Zoeddu5022/
Tsaedu5016/
Choedu501/
Zoedou501/

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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 Zahidu
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