Dadoo Surname

271,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dadoo Surname Definition:

(1) “Giver”, from “Dadni” in Hindustani. (2) Cor­ruption of “Dada” meaning “Paternal Grandfather”.

Dadoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran8681:88,4598,895
South Africa2141:253,16725,671
India1531:5,013,499125,565
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
England241:2,321,58686,519
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France31:22,140,907385,998
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420

Dadoo (1,075) may also be a first name.

Dadoo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) “Giver”, from “Dadni” in Hindustani. (2) Cor­ruption of “Dada” meaning “Paternal Grandfather”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Dadoo Last Name Facts

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

Dadoo (Hindi: दादू, Marathi: दादू) occurs most in Iran. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dadoo.

How Common Is The Last Name Dadoo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 271,656th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,081,971 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Dadoo reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Dadoo is also the 243,766th most widely held first name internationally, held by 1,075 people.

This surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 868 people, or 1 in 88,459. In Iran it is primarily found in: Mazandaran Province, where 25 percent reside, Kerman Province, where 18 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 13 percent reside. Other than Iran it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Dadoo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dadoo surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dadoo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning R 262,428 per year and in United States they earn 18.86% more than the national average, earning $51,288 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dadood9114/
Daddoo9111/
Dadgoo918/
Daidoo914/
Dadoot911/
Daadoo911/
Dadoos911/
Dadooe911/
Dado8916,041/
Dashdoo8358/
Dadoosh8317/
Dadooie839/
Dadhood831/
Dodoo8033,514/
Daido8014,698/
Daudo809,042/
Dadou803,925/
Dados80838/
Dedoo80669/
Dadoy80469/
Dadod80211/
Daddo80206/
Deado80155/
Dadgo80115/
Dadot8080/
Dadoh8031/
Daedo8031/
Daduo8029/
Dadoi8027/
Daydo8025/
Dadoe8025/
Dadho8023/
Daado8020/
Dadop8014/
Dadoa8013/
Dhado8013/
Ddodo8010/
Tdado808/
Dahdo807/
Datdo807/
Dasdo807/
Dadoś806/
Dgado806/
Dadoj804/
Dadão801/
Daïdo801/
Dajdo801/
Dadoz801/
Daadooch775/
Dhadho732,093/
Daddou73764/
Dahdoh73496/
Daidoi73315/
Hdadou73240/
Dadouh73149/
Ddaddo73140/
Daudou73135/
Daydou73117/
Daddoi73114/
Dhadod73112/
Ddoddo7398/
Daidou7397/
Daedoi7343/
Dadoit7329/
Dadosh7323/
Dadous7318/
Dadoch7316/
Dadout7315/
Dhadot7314/
Dadoud7313/
Dadoth7313/
Doudoo7311/
Daidoh737/
Dodooh737/
Daadou737/
Dadgou736/
Daddoe736/
Duodoo736/
Dadhod734/
Dadois734/
Daïdou733/
Daddoy733/
Dhaido732/
Dahado732/
Dadouz732/
Daiddo732/
Dhadoe731/
Dadoeh731/
Gydado731/
Deadeo731/
Dahdho731/
Dahdou731/
Daidho731/
Dadots731/
Dadéou731/
Da'dou731/
Dhadoa731/
Dhadoh731/
Daddos731/
Dada67162,919/
Dodo6785,576/
Dadu6714,932/
Dahdouh6711,821/
Dedo679,078/
Dadouch67850/
Dadoush67248/
Dadò67189/
Daidouh67178/
Daadosh67153/
Daddost6737/
Dadá6727/
Daudois6727/
Dhadhos6720/
Dhadhod6716/
Dahdous678/
Dahadou678/
Dahdoud678/
Dadosth676/
Dadaova674/
Dadouha674/
Dadó673/
Ddaiddo673/
Dhadhoh671/
Dashdoj671/
Dahdouj671/
Dadà671/
Dadâ671/
Dadoish671/
Dêdo671/
Dhoodoo671/
Dahdoch671/
Dahdohe671/

Dadoo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dadoo in the Hindi language
दादूdadu91.06
ददूdadu7.32
डडूdadu0.81
डाडूdadu0.81
Dadoo in the Marathi language
दादूdadu76.92
दादुdadu23.08

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