Cognomen كودو (Kodo 
, Kudo 
, Kodwo 
) , in the world, is a common surname. The surname كودو is characteristic of Japan, where it is quite a common surname, Benin, where it is quite a rare surname, and Ivory Coast. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Japan, Indonesia, and Brazil. Very seldom, كودو is the forename as well as the last name.