Kadu Surname

7,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Kadu Surname User-submission:

The Kadu caste is related to the Marathas from Mumbai or Konkan areas. They speak Marathi.

Kadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India69,7071:11,004912
Indonesia1,1031:119,90012,089
Nigeria8061:219,78012,992
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Nepal1391:204,8992,977
Uganda891:438,64426,475
Kenya871:530,80326,276
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
England421:1,326,62059,571
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Solomon Islands341:17,0603,300
Kazakhstan271:654,90744,542
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Marshall Islands251:2,073494
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Kadú (3) are calculated separately.

Kadu (16,749) may also be a first name.

Kadu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kadu caste is related to the Marathas from Mumbai or Konkan areas. They speak Marathi.

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Kadu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kadu (Bengali: কাদু, Hindi: काडू, Marathi: कडू, Oriya: କାଦୁ, Russian: Каду) is most common in India. It may also occur as a variant: Kadú. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kadu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,786th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 99,838 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kadu are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 42,997th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 16,749 people.

The surname Kadu is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 69,707 people, or 1 in 11,004. In India Kadu is most common in: Maharashtra, where 92 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 3 percent are found and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 1 percent are found. Aside from India Kadu exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Kadu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

Kadu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.95% less than the national average, earning $27,638 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kadú923/
Kaddu897,745/
Kaidu891,564/
Kaydu89832/
Kadou89775/
Kadau89742/
Khadu89258/
Kadeu89185/
Kaudu8990/
Kadui8980/
Kaadu8963/
Kaduu8936/
Kadhu8931/
Kaduy899/
Kaduh897/
Kaduz893/
Kkadu893/
Kaduj892/
Kaedu892/
Kahdu891/
Kgadu891/
Kadux891/
Kaduš891/
Kaddou80265/
Kayduç80122/
Kaudup80108/
Kadouh8075/
Kadhau8042/
Kaydus8034/
Khadou8025/
Khaidu8022/
Kaidou8022/
Khaddu8021/
Kaidau8015/
Kaadou8014/
Kaidhu808/
Kadduh808/
Kadaut808/
Kaduut806/
Kahudu805/
Kaduit805/
Kadduj803/
Kaudhu803/
Kaddau803/
Kaiddu803/
Kaudau803/
Khaydu802/
Khadhu802/
Kaydou802/
Kaaddu802/
Kadauz801/
Kaduis801/
Khaduj801/
Khadut801/
Kaydau801/
Kaudou801/
Kaudui801/
Kajduś801/
Kadujt801/
Kaduzs801/
Kkaddu801/
Kqadou801/
Kahdui801/
Kgaudu801/
Khaudu801/
Kaidui801/
Khadui801/
Kedu752,426/
Kodu75820/
Cadu75745/
Qadu7593/
Kadó751/
Khaddou73447/
Kadouch73157/
Kaddouh73113/
Kaddouz7361/
Khadouj7324/
Kaydouh7315/
Khaidou7314/
Khasdud736/
Kajdouh734/
Kadouha734/
Khadoud734/
Kahdouh734/
Khadduy734/
Kaddouj733/
Kadusch732/
Kahadeu732/
Khaidus732/
Kaddhus731/
Kadeush731/
Khaydeu731/
Kaiddou731/
Kaudous731/
Khhadou731/
Kadoush731/
Gkaidou731/
Kaàdoud731/
Kaidouh731/
Kaaydui731/
Kaudeus730/
Cadau671,488/
Cadou67907/
Kadoo67721/
Qadus67707/
Gqadu67509/
Kodou67492/
Cadut67426/
Kaddouch67411/
Khedu67339/
Kgodu67229/
Khaddouj67163/
Koşdu67139/
Quadu67123/
Cadeu67102/
Cadus6794/
Kedau6764/
Kadoe6760/
Koidu6753/
Caddu6742/
Kodui6742/
Kodeu6737/
Koydu6732/
Kadauova6731/
Koddu6731/
Caidu6731/
Kaadouch6728/
Qadud6726/
Kodau6725/
Koudu6724/
Kedeu6721/
Keddu6720/
Khodu6714/
Caduz6714/
Kedhu6711/
Koduz679/
Koduh678/
Koodu677/
Caudu676/
Keduh675/
Kaidusch675/
Qadou675/
Koduš675/
Koduu674/
Cadud674/
Qgadu674/
Qaduh674/
Keedu673/
Gcadu673/
Kodhu672/
Kadão672/
Khaddoud672/
Caduj672/
Kkodu671/
Qadui671/
Cadux671/
Keduy671/
Kehdu671/
Kahaidou671/
Kodup671/
Kódus671/
Cadui671/
Hqadu671/
Khaddous671/
Khaydous671/
Caduy671/
Casdu671/

Kadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kadu in the Bengali language
কাদুkadu-
Kadu in the Oriya language
କାଦୁkadu55.43
କାଡୁkadu34.06
କଦୁkadu5.43
କାଦୂkadu1.45
କଡୁkadu1.45
କାଡୂkadu1.09
କାଳୁkalu0.36
କଦୂkadu0.36
କାଡ଼ୁkaru0.36
Kadu in the Marathi language
कडूkadu52.69
कडुkadu46.71
काडुkadu0.13
कादुkadu0.07
काडूkadu0.07
कदुkadu0.05
कदूkadu0.05
कादूkadu0.03
कडुूkaduu0.02
ेकडूekadu0.01
कडु़kadu0.01
कडूुkaduu0.01
कढुkadhu0
काढुkadhu0
अकडुakadu0
केाडुkeadu0
कंडुkandu0
कडाुkadau0
खाडूkhadu0
कंडूkandu0
खडुkhadu0
कढूkadhu0
कादुंkadum0
कडू़kadu0
कडkada0
ेकडुekadu0
कडूूkaduu0
Kadu in the Hindi language
काडूkadu51.85
कडूkadu28.94
कडुkadu7.77
काडुkadu6.59
कादूkadu2.59
कादुkadu0.81
कदुkadu0.54
कदूkadu0.44
काड़ूkaru0.27
कालूkalu0.03
Kadu in the Russian language
Кадуkadu-

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