Badu Surname
Approximately 45,854 people bear this surname
Badu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 28,263 | 1:956 | 152 |
| India | 4,864 | 1:157,703 | 9,863 |
| Nepal | 4,277 | 1:6,659 | 535 |
| Indonesia | 2,805 | 1:47,148 | 5,313 |
| Brazil | 678 | 1:315,744 | 12,162 |
| Pakistan | 607 | 1:294,306 | 6,223 |
| DR Congo | 568 | 1:130,070 | 13,970 |
| United Arab Emirates | 559 | 1:16,390 | 1,969 |
| Nigeria | 524 | 1:338,059 | 18,385 |
| United States | 446 | 1:812,688 | 62,481 |
| South Africa | 383 | 1:141,456 | 16,257 |
| England | 340 | 1:163,877 | 15,242 |
| Iraq | 267 | 1:131,167 | 3,591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 254 | 1:32,101 | 3,721 |
| Palestine | 148 | 1:30,735 | 4,063 |
| Taiwan | 116 | 1:202,110 | 1,741 |
| Yemen | 83 | 1:318,377 | 9,898 |
| Jordan | 55 | 1:160,772 | 8,687 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Malaysia | 49 | 1:601,923 | 29,168 |
| Romania | 48 | 1:418,289 | 33,624 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| Afghanistan | 33 | 1:974,339 | 9,366 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Guatemala | 23 | 1:699,246 | 5,163 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Syria | 17 | 1:1,135,354 | 7,033 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
The alternate forms: Badú (2), Bădu (1) & Badù (1) are calculated separately.
Badu (26,819) may also be a first name.
Badu Demographics
Badu Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Badu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Badu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Badu (Bengali: বাদু, Georgian: ბადუ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺎﺩﻱ, Hindi: बादू, Marathi: बदु, Oriya: ବଡୁ, Russian: Баду, Tibetan: བྷ་སྡུ།) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Badú, Bădu or Badù. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Badu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 12,248th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 158,929 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Badu reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 30,352nd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 26,819 people.
It is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 28,263 people, or 1 in 956. Besides Ghana this surname occurs in 89 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent live and Nepal, where 9 percent live.
Badu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Badu last name are 44.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.73% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Badu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.44% less than the national average, earning 296,119 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.85% less than the national average, earning R 102,540 per year; in United States they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning $40,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning $52,861 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Badu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Badu in the Georgian language | ||
| ბადუ | badu | - |
| Badu in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﺎﺩﻱ | abady | - |
| Badu in the Oriya language | ||
| ବଡୁ | badu | 78.04 |
| ବାଡୁ | badu | 8.08 |
| ବାଦୁ | badu | 7.61 |
| ବଦୁ | badu | 2.46 |
| ବଡୂ | badu | 2.23 |
| ବଡ଼ୁ | baru | 0.23 |
| ବତୁ | batu | 0.19 |
| ବଢୁ | badhu | 0.19 |
| ବାଦୂ | badu | 0.09 |
| ବୁଡୁ | budu | 0.09 |
| େରଡି | eradi | 0.05 |
| ଦାଦୁ | dadu | 0.05 |
| ବଧୁ | badhu | 0.05 |
| Badu in the Bengali language | ||
| বাদু | badu | 75.61 |
| বদু | badu | 24.39 |
| Badu in the Marathi language | ||
| बदु | badu | 44.81 |
| बदू | badu | 17.32 |
| बडु | badu | 11.66 |
| बडू | badu | 9.59 |
| बादु | badu | 5.92 |
| बाडु | badu | 3.83 |
| बाडू | badu | 2.12 |
| बादू | badu | 1.91 |
| बंडू | bandu | 1.22 |
| बंडु | bandu | 0.51 |
| बधु | badhu | 0.15 |
| बंदु | bandu | 0.13 |
| बड | bada | 0.1 |
| बं़डू | bamdu | 0.1 |
| बं़डु | bamdu | 0.08 |
| बाढु | badhu | 0.05 |
| बैदू | baidu | 0.05 |
| बांदू | bandu | 0.05 |
| बाढू | badhu | 0.05 |
| बांडु | bandu | 0.03 |
| भादु | bhadu | 0.03 |
| बधू | badhu | 0.03 |
| बदुु | baduu | 0.03 |
| Badu in the Hindi language | ||
| बादू | badu | 44.26 |
| बदु | badu | 18.59 |
| बादु | badu | 17.45 |
| बदू | badu | 15.79 |
| बाडू | badu | 1.45 |
| बाडु | badu | 1.11 |
| बडू | badu | 0.58 |
| बडु | badu | 0.29 |
| बाढू | badhu | 0.09 |
| बाड़ू | baru | 0.09 |
| बेदू | bedu | 0.07 |
| बद्ू | badu | 0.05 |
| बाडू़ | badu | 0.03 |
| बाढ़ू | barhu | 0.02 |
| बाड़़ू | barau | 0.02 |
| बादुू | baduu | 0.02 |
| वेदू | vedu | 0.02 |
| वदु | vadu | 0.02 |
| Badu in the Tibetan language | ||
| བྷ་སྡུ། | bhadu | 25 |
| བུ་དི་ | budi | 25 |
| བཱ་དུ་ | badu | 25 |
| སྦ་དུ་ | badu | 25 |
| Badu in the Russian language | ||
| Баду | badu | - |
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