Agadu Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Agadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Agadu (198) may also be a first name.

Agadu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Agadu (Hindi: अगाडू, Marathi: आगडू, Oriya: ଅଗାଦୁ) is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agadu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Agadu live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Agadu is also the 644,447th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 198 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria Agadu is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 29 percent reside, Enugu, where 24 percent reside and Benue, where 17 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 6 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gagadu91204/
Agadou9143/
Agadhu9140/
Angadu9112/
Agadau912/
Agaadu911/
Aghadu911/
Hagadu911/
Gagadou83164/
Angadui83116/
Hagadus8381/
Angadou8340/
Hagadou8315/
Agaddou833/
Angaadu831/
Agaidou831/
Aggadou831/
Angaddu831/
Egadu801,209/
Ogadu80291/
Agodu8037/
Agedu804/
Aygadoux7770/
Angaddou772/
Gaîgadou771/
Aigadoux771/
Agodou73137/
Agadoo7333/
Agoddu7318/
Egaddu736/
Angodu734/
Oigadu734/
Aagodu733/
Agoidu732/
Agoudu732/
Ogahdu731/
Oygadu731/
Ogadgu731/
Agodau731/
Egaadu731/
Gogadu731/
Aghaddouj711/
Haingadou711/
Agoudou67343/
Gogadau6719/
Hongadu677/
Aagoddu675/
Agossdu673/
Agosdou671/

Agadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agadu in the Oriya language
ଅଗାଦୁagadu64.56
ଅଗାଡୁagadu18.99
ଆଗାଡୁagadu7.59
ଆଗାଦୁagadu5.06
ଅଗାଧୁagadhu1.27
ଅଗାଦୂagadu1.27
ଆଗାଡ଼ୁagaru1.27
Agadu in the Hindi language
अगाडूagadu45.45
अगदूagadu18.18
अगदुagadu18.18
अगादूagadu9.09
आगदूagadu9.09
Agadu in the Marathi language
आगडूagadu33.33
अगडूagadu13.33
अगडुagadu13.33
दगडूdagadu13.33
आगादूagadu6.67
आगडुagadu6.67
अगादूagadu6.67
अगादुagadu6.67

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