Jadu Surname

64,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Syria

Jadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,9051:45,3633,535
India1,3061:587,33928,483
Syria1,0021:19,2621,442
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
United Arab Emirates2621:34,9713,721
Palestine1851:24,5883,591
Pakistan1821:981,56012,846
Indonesia1481:893,57666,999
South Africa1441:376,23433,811
Tanzania1181:448,65831,304
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Georgia91:416,17216,412
England61:9,286,343223,652
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Jadu (25,892) may also be a first name.

Jadu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jadu (Bengali: যদু, Georgian: ჯადუ, Hindi: जदु, Marathi: जादु, Oriya: ଯଦୁ, Tibetan: བྱ་དུག།) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jadu? popularity and diffusion

Jadu is the 64,315th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 937,064 people. The last name Jadu occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Jadu are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jadu is also the 31,155th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 25,892 people.

Jadu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,905 people, or 1 in 45,363. In Nigeria Jadu is most numerous in: Katsina, where 95 percent are found, Kaduna, where 2 percent are found and Plateau, where 1 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent are found and Syria, where 13 percent are found.

Jadu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Sunni (50%) in Lebanon and Traditional African (94%) in Nigeria.

The amount Jadu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 63.74% less than the national average, earning R 86,172 per year and in United States they earn 50.29% less than the national average, earning $21,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaddu895,134/
Jadou89544/
Jhadu89251/
Jadus89207/
Jadut89166/
Jaidu89163/
Jaadu89149/
Jadhu89119/
Jadau8964/
Jadud8961/
Djadu8939/
Ijadu8927/
Jaedu8917/
Jaydu8912/
Jaudu8912/
Jadeu897/
Jiadu897/
Jaduj893/
Jadup892/
Jaduz892/
Jadui891/
Jaduu891/
Jaduy891/
Jaduď891/
Jatdu891/
Djadou802,360/
Jadaud80707/
Jaddou80680/
Jadoud80138/
Jadaut8066/
Jaudou8048/
Djadeu8039/
Jadoux8033/
Jadhau8032/
Jadush8032/
Jaduch8022/
Jadaux8018/
Jahadu8012/
Jaidhu8012/
Jahdou8012/
Ejiadu808/
Jaddhu807/
Jadouh807/
Ojhadu804/
Djaddu803/
Jaidou803/
Jaddau802/
Jaidau802/
Jadeus802/
Jaydhu801/
Jhaduu801/
Jadhuu801/
Jadouj801/
Ijadau801/
Jaadou801/
Jadduh801/
Jadeud801/
Jadouy801/
Jeadou801/
Jiadeu801/
Djadus801/
Jijadu801/
Sadu7521,776/
Hadu752,023/
Jodu751,983/
Yadu751,529/
Cadu75745/
Zadu75491/
Eadu7549/
Iadu753/
Djahdou73208/
Jadault73177/
Jaddouh7323/
Jaudaux7317/
Djaddou737/
Djaidou737/
Jahdaut734/
Djadous732/
Jahdoud732/
Jihadhu731/
Jadhaut731/
Djaadou731/
Djadoud731/
Hajiadu731/
Jahadou731/
Jaidoud731/
Jadoush731/
Jeaudou731/
Jaydutt731/
Ajhadau731/
Djeadeu731/
Djahdui731/
Saidu67484,246/
Saadu6791,263/
Sadhu6759,650/
Hajdu6715,289/
Sadau674,306/
Zaidu674,078/
Hadou672,948/
Jadoo672,559/
Haidu672,161/
Haydu671,191/
Ojodu67975/
Sadeu67722/
Zadou67519/
Hadau67443/
Saddu67420/
Jaďuď67375/
Haudu67366/
Yadou67357/
Saudu67348/
Haddu67325/
Khadu67258/
Hadus67246/
Yaddu67241/
Yadau67196/
Chadu67180/
Hadui67171/
Hadut67120/
Eaddu67108/
Sahdu6797/
Yadhu6744/
Caddu6742/
Sadui6738/
Yadeu6737/
Zaddu6732/
Jadoe6728/
Jodus6728/
Ajodu6728/
Seadu6727/
Joddu6724/
Ayodu6722/
Yadup6722/
Iadau6722/
Jodhu6721/
Zaudu6720/
Saduy6720/
Ihadu6720/
Hadeu6719/
Hadud6718/
Ejodu6718/
Haduj6713/
Eadhu6711/
Saduh6711/
Yadut6710/
Yadud679/
Zaadu678/
Yaadu678/
Headu675/
Joodu675/
Djaadoud675/
Joidu675/
Iadui675/
Jodou674/
Zadhu674/
Joudu674/
Hadhu674/
Ziadu674/
Zadeu674/
Jaďud674/
Hasdu673/
Jodau673/
Yadus672/
Zhadu672/
Ijodu672/
Hiadu672/
Zaydu672/
Jeidu672/
Yaduh672/
Djahadou672/
Geadu672/
Caduj672/
Jyodu671/
Joduy671/
Jeydu671/
Jhodu671/
Eeadu671/
Gaduu671/
Giadu671/
Yaydu671/
Zasdu671/
Scadu671/
Yadui671/
Josdu671/
Satdu671/
Ujodu671/
Hojdu671/
Jadão671/
Iadou671/
Zaduh671/
Haduy671/
Haduś671/
Jaddouch671/
Djadoudd671/
Djahddou671/
Djaidoud671/
Zaduz671/
Zeadu671/
Yasdu671/
Yaduz671/
Caduy671/
Joedu671/
Hatdu671/

Jadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jadu in the Georgian language
ჯადუjadu-
Jadu in the Oriya language
ଯଦୁyadu80.56
ଯାଦୁyadu7.93
ଜଦୁjadu4.6
ଜାଡୁjadu3.26
ଯଦୂyadu1.06
ଜାଦୁjadu0.59
ଯାଡୁyadu0.31
ଜାଡୂjadu0.11
ଯାଦୂyadu0.09
ଜଡୁjadu0.09
ଜାଡ଼ୁjaru0.07
ଜଦୂjadu0.07
ଯ଼ଦୁyadu0.07
ଯହୁyahu0.02
ମଦୁmadu0.02
ଝାଡୁjhadu0.02
Jadu in the Bengali language
যদুyadu71.26
জাদুjadu8.05
যাদুyadu6.9
জদুjadu5.75
যদুকুমারyadukumara2.3
ঝাড়ুjharu1.15
জাডুjadu1.15
Jadu in the Tibetan language
བྱ་དུག།jaduk50
ཇཱ་དུ་jadu50
Jadu in the Hindi language
जदुjadu36.16
जादूjadu28.77
जदूjadu20.49
जादुjadu6.01
जडूjadu3.35
जाडूjadu3.15
जाडुjadu0.79
जडुjadu0.69
जड़ूjaru0.1
रदुradu0.1
Jadu in the Marathi language
जादुjadu33.24
जादूjadu32.96
जदुjadu14.25
जदूjadu13.41
जाडूjadu2.79
जडुjadu1.4
जडूjadu1.12
जाडुjadu0.84

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