Fadu Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Fadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
India161:47,941,586492,263
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Fadú (2) & Fadù (1) are calculated separately.

Fadu (451) may also be a first name.

Fadu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fadu (Hindi: फादू, Oriya: ଫାଦୁ) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may be found in the variant forms: Fadú or Fadù. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fadu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,006,539th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Fadu reside; 22 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 22 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Fadu is also the 402,848th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 451 people.

Fadu is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 145,602. In Papua New Guinea Fadu is mostly found in: Central, where 91 percent reside and National Capital District, where 9 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.

Fadu Last Name Statistics demography

Fadu earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $42,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fadú922/
Fadù921/
Faudu89111/
Fadeu8988/
Fadou8968/
Fadus8961/
Fadui8922/
Faidu8914/
Fadau8912/
Faadu896/
Faduh893/
Fadhu892/
Faddu892/
Fahdu891/
Fadut891/
Faduu891/
Faduz891/
Fadous802,497/
Faudou8069/
Fadeus8049/
Fadeux8045/
Faidou8030/
Fahudu8029/
Feadeu8016/
Faddou8011/
Faydou809/
Fahdou807/
Faadau807/
Faduss805/
Fadouh805/
Faidus804/
Fadaus803/
Fadoux802/
Fahadu802/
Faudhu802/
Faddus801/
Fahdhu801/
Vfadhu801/
Fadouz801/
Fahdeu801/
Fadush801/
Fa'adu801/
Faudus801/
Vadu754,050/
Fedu7530/
Fodu7522/
Fadó751/
Faudeux73135/
Fa'adau7355/
Fahudhu739/
Fadouha735/
Fadoush734/
Faudout733/
Faidaus731/
Fadduha731/
Faaduua731/
Feadeuh731/
Faiddou731/
Fahdouy731/
Fadouch731/
Fadouss731/
Faddoux730/
Vadhu672,459/
Phadu672,220/
Vaidu671,973/
Vaddu67317/
Fadoo6784/
Feduy6773/
Fodou6740/
Fadoe6736/
Fodui6717/
Feydu6716/
Fédou6715/
Vaadu6713/
Vadeu678/
Vaduh674/
Fedeu674/
Feduň673/
Vadau673/
Feidu672/
Feduh672/
Vadui672/
Feudu672/
Vaudu671/
Foudu671/
Fodeu671/
Feddu671/

Fadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fadu in the Oriya language
ଫାଦୁphadu66.67
ଫଦୁphadu33.33
Fadu in the Hindi language
फादूphadu41.18
फदूphadu29.41
फादुphadu11.76
फदुphadu11.76
फाडूphadu5.88

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fadu
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