Adadu Surname

271,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4251:124,3118,155
India51:153,413,076951,030
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Adadu (438) may also be a first name.

Adadu Last Name Facts

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

Adadu (Hindi: अडदू, Marathi: आददु, Oriya: ଆଡଦୁ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adadu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adadu is the 271,656th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,081,971 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adadu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 409,668th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 438 people.

The surname Adadu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,425 people, or 1 in 124,311. In Nigeria Adadu is most frequent in: Benue, where 45 percent reside, Cross River, where 18 percent reside and Kaduna, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adaidu91375/
Adaudu91319/
Adadou91125/
Gadadu9163/
Adadau9137/
Addadu916/
Adeadu915/
Hadadu915/
Adaadu914/
Adhadu913/
Adadud912/
Adahdu911/
Hadadou83281/
Ahdadou83170/
Addadou8322/
Adaiduh839/
Adaddou838/
Haddadu833/
Gadadau833/
Adaudau832/
Audaudu831/
Gadaddu831/
Gaddadu831/
Gadadou831/
Edadu8067/
Odadu8038/
Adodu8038/
Adedu8034/
Haddadou775,549/
Hadaddou775/
Ahadadou773/
Gadhadhu772/
Gaudaduy771/
Hadaedou771/
Gaddadou771/
Asdaydou771/
Odaudu732,296/
Aydodu73129/
Odeadu7318/
Godadu735/
Adodou735/
Odadau734/
Adoduh734/
Hedadu732/
Edaddu731/
Oddadu731/
Hadedu731/
Adeudu731/
Adehdu731/
Edadou731/
Edaudu731/
Eddadu731/
Ahdadouch71239/
Aadadouch71170/
Hadaduggi711/
Aydoğdu6766,679/
Adoudou673,837/
Addgodu675/
Hedadou675/
Aydoydu675/
Godadau673/
Aydoedu672/
Hassdadouh672/
Godadou671/
Addodui671/
Aydoodu671/
Ahdaddouch671/
Adeidou671/
Aidohdu671/

Adadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adadu in the Oriya language
ଆଡଦୁadadu66.67
ଆଦାଡୁadadu33.33
Adadu in the Marathi language
आददुadadu50
अडडुadadu50
Adadu in the Hindi language
अडदूadadu42.86
अददुadadu28.57
अददूadadu14.29
अडदुadadu14.29

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adadu
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