Throughout the world, جدو (جدو 
, Jiddu 
, Giedo 
) is a common principally masculine, but very infrequently female given name. The given name جدو is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Sudan, where it is a common boy's name, Libya, where it is quite a rare principally boy's, but very seldom feminine name, and Egypt. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Sudan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, جدو is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| جدو | Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia |
| Jiddu | Nigeria, Mexico, India, Brazil, United States |
| Giedo | Germany, Netherlands, Philippines, Belgium, Poland |
| Jeddou | Algeria, France, Mauritania, Tunisia, Morocco |