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

The surname Adu (Georgian: ადუ, Hindi: आदू, Marathi: आदु, Oriya: ଆଦୁ, Russian: Аду, Tibetan: ཨཱ་དུ་) is most common in Ghana. It may be rendered as: Adú. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 2,987^th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,703 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Adu are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adu is also the 28,630^th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 29,004 people.

The surname Adu is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 144,639 people, or 1 in 187. Beside Ghana it exists in 98 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Adu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Adu last name is chiefly Christian (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Adu surname are 38.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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.