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Where Does The Last Name Adu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Adu (Georgian: ადუ, Hindi: आदू, Marathi: आदु, Oriya: ଆଦୁ, Russian: Аду, Tibetan: ཨཱ་དུ་) occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Adú. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 2,987^th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 38,703 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Adu live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adu is also the 28,630^th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 29,004 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 144,639 people, or 1 in 187. Other than Ghana this last name occurs in 98 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Adu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Adu last name are 38.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Adu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 121.58% more than the national average, earning R 526,560 per year; in United States they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $44,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.07% less than the national average, earning $47,164 CAD per year.