Cognomen جدو (جدو 
, Jiddu 
, Giedo 
) , throughout the world, is a common last name. The family name جدو is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Sudan, where it is quite a common surname, Egypt, and Libya, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Sudan, Egypt, and India. Likewise, جدو is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| جدو | Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
| Jiddu | Nigeria, Brazil, United States, India, Mexico |
| Giedo | Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Philippines, Poland |
| Jeddou | Morocco, France, Tunisia, Mauritania, Algeria |
| بارين جدو Iraqi film director, IQ (b. 1901) |
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غسان بن جدو Tunisian-Lebanese journalist, TN (b. 1962) |
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| بوبكر جدو Mauritanian association football player, MR (b. 1982) |
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