Dadu Surname

35,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Moldova

Dadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan6,2921:28,3921,438
India2,4621:311,56217,423
Tanzania1,8591:28,4793,403
Indonesia9491:139,35613,822
Kenya7371:62,6596,096
Nigeria4931:359,31619,315
Romania3791:52,9766,549
Afghanistan3611:89,0672,433
Moldova2711:13,1422,262
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Malaysia1721:171,47810,439
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
France931:714,22389,679
Taiwan801:293,0592,393
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
England361:1,547,72466,012
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Qatar281:84,2149,043
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Finland131:422,82327,659
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Georgia111:340,50414,961
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Dadu (28,923) may also be a first name.

Dadu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dadu (Bengali: দাদু, Georgian: დადუ, Hindi: दादू, Marathi: दादू, Oriya: ଡାଡୁ, Russian: Даду) is most common in Pakistan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dadu? popularity and diffusion

Dadu is the 35,394th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 488,049 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Dadu are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Dadu is also the 28,695th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 28,923 people.

The last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 6,292 people, or 1 in 28,392. In Pakistan Dadu is most common in: Punjab, where 75 percent reside, Sindh, where 23 percent reside and Balochistan, where 1 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this last name is found in 66 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent reside and Tanzania, where 12 percent reside.

Dadu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dadu has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dadu last name expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dadu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dadu surname is predominantly Christian (83%) in Kenya.

The amount Dadu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.47% less than the national average, earning R 93,936 per year and in United States they earn 38.3% more than the national average, earning $59,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daudu8924,173/
Dadou893,925/
Daddu89617/
Dadud89240/
Dadau89237/
Dadus89226/
Dadut89209/
Dadui89113/
Dhadu89111/
Daidu8973/
Daduh8957/
Dadeu8945/
Dadhu8928/
Daadu8914/
Daduy8913/
Dadup8912/
Daduz8911/
Daduu898/
Daedu897/
Hdadu894/
Deadu894/
Dahdu893/
Dasdu893/
Daduj893/
Dadgu892/
Dgadu891/
Daydu891/
Daduś891/
Daddou80764/
Dadush80472/
Hdadou80240/
Daudau80205/
Dadouh80149/
Daudou80135/
Daddau80135/
Daydou80117/
Daidou8097/
Daudus8056/
Dadaux8054/
Dhadhu8044/
Dahduh8042/
Dadous8018/
Daduch8017/
Dadout8015/
Dadaud8014/
Dadusz8014/
Dadoud8013/
Dahudu8011/
Daddhu807/
Daadou807/
Dadgou806/
Daduit804/
Dadust803/
Daïdou803/
Dadeus802/
Dhaddu802/
Dadouz802/
Dauduh802/
Daudud802/
Dhaudu801/
Dhaadu801/
Daideu801/
Daduhe801/
Daduiy801/
Daduud801/
Daidus801/
Daudui801/
Deadeu801/
Dahdou801/
Daduha801/
Dadéou801/
Da'dou801/
Dhadus801/
Dauhdu801/
Daduis801/
Dahadu801/
Dahdeu801/
Dadeuh801/
Dauduu801/
Dedu756,482/
Dodu752,992/
Dadó753/
Dahdouh7311,821/
Dadouch73850/
Dadoush73248/
Daidouh73178/
Dadeush7337/
Dadauch7312/
Dahdous738/
Dahadou738/
Dahdoud738/
Daadush736/
Dadouha734/
Dhadheu732/
Dhaudhu732/
Daddush732/
Dhaddhu731/
Dahdauh731/
Dadault731/
Daudaud731/
Dauduit731/
Dauduph731/
Dahadeu731/
Dahdeuh731/
Dahdouj731/
Dhadhau731/
Doğdu676,248/
Daddoush673,614/
Dodou671,760/
Dadoo671,434/
Doudu67867/
Dedeu67525/
Dhedu67382/
Dhodu67357/
Doydu67338/
Daadoush67245/
Doddu67232/
Doduy67202/
Dedui67148/
Deudu67139/
Dodut6741/
Dedhu6739/
Dodhu6737/
Deedu6728/
Daadouch6725/
Dadoe6725/
Deduy6723/
Dodus6718/
Dedau6717/
Deddu6716/
Deidu6714/
Doodu677/
Dodeu677/
Dodud676/
Dăduț674/
Dodui674/
Doedu673/
Dahdouhe673/
Daddouch672/
Dohdu672/
Dahdoush672/
Dauddaud672/
Dodau671/
Dahdeuhe671/
Dadão671/
Doduț671/
Daud'hui671/
Deduh671/
Daidouch671/
Daidouha671/
Dóduj671/
Dahadouh671/
Daddoust671/
Dahddouh671/
Dautdaut671/

Dadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dadu in the Georgian language
დადუdadu-
Dadu in the Bengali language
দাদুdadu-
Dadu in the Hindi language
दादूdadu75.75
दादुdadu18.82
ददूdadu1.64
डाडूdadu1.13
दाडूdadu0.9
ददुdadu0.4
दडूdadu0.34
डाडुdadu0.23
दडुdadu0.17
डडुdadu0.11
दाडुdadu0.11
डडूdadu0.06
Dadu in the Oriya language
ଡାଡୁdadu69.84
ଦାଦୁdadu20.11
ଦାଡୁdadu3.7
ଡଡୁdadu2.12
ଡ଼ାଡୁradu1.06
ଡାଡୂdadu1.06
ଦଡୁdadu0.53
ଡାଦୁdadu0.53
ଦାଦୂdadu0.53
ଡ଼ାଡ଼ୁraru0.53
Dadu in the Marathi language
दादूdadu65.04
दादुdadu34.03
ददुdadu0.21
दाडूdadu0.16
ददूdadu0.14
दाडुdadu0.11
दडूdadu0.07
दादाdada0.03
दादुूdaduu0.01
डडूdadu0.01
दांडूdandu0.01
डाडूdadu0.01
दडुdadu0.01
धाडुdhadu0
धडुdhadu0
दंदुdandu0
दादुुdaduu0
डाडुdadu0
दादूुdaduu0
धाडूdhadu0
दादdada0
Dadu in the Russian language
Дадуdadu-

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