Cognomen بدوی (Bedoui 
, بدوی 
, Bidiviu) , in the world, is quite a common surname. The cognomen بدوی is habitual in Tunisia, where it is quite a common surname, Gabon, where it is quite a rare surname, and Algeria. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Northern Africa, particularly Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt. Much less frequently, بدوی is the forename as well as the last name.