Kaduna Surname

127,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kaduna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaduna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,5361:50,0973,835
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kaduna (1,329) may also be a first name.

Kaduna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaduna (Hindi: कडूंअ, Marathi: कडुना) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kaduna.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaduna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kaduna is the 127,586th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,049,943 people. The last name Kaduna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaduna are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 215,498th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 1,329 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,536 people, or 1 in 50,097. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kaduna, where 18 percent live, Kano, where 12 percent live and Nasarawa, where 11 percent live. Barring Nigeria Kaduna occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kaduna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kaduna surname is principally Muslim (83%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kadunga92511/
Kadouna9213/
Kadunna928/
Kaaduna924/
Kauduna923/
Kadunah922/
Katduna921/
Kadauna921/
Khaduna921/
Kadunas921/
Kadounga867/
Khadunga864/
Kaddunga862/
Kadhunga861/
Kadaunga861/
Kadona83845/
Kaduni83175/
Kaduno8365/
Keduna832/
Caduna831/
Kadune831/
Koduna831/
Khadhouna801/
Kadouno772,873/
Kadoena77417/
Kadonha77197/
Kadungo77154/
Kadinah7755/
Kadinha7751/
Cadunga7725/
Kodduna7718/
Kadouni7716/
Kadonai7715/
Kadunhi7712/
Kadinai777/
Kadunyi776/
Kadiena776/
Kadunge775/
Khadune774/
Khaduni773/
Kodouna773/
Kadonna773/
Kadoune772/
Kadūnas772/
Kadungi771/
Khadona771/
Kaddona771/
Kadoona771/
Kadumha771/
Kadunje771/
Kasdune771/
Kadauni771/
Cadduna771/
Koudouna71285/
Kaidouni7167/
Khodunay7153/
Khodunai7129/
Kodounas715/
Kaddoune714/
Kaadouni712/
Kadgouni711/
Kaidouno711/
Kadhinha711/
Keddouna711/
Kaddoena711/
Cadungay711/
Kaidoune711/
Cadona67878/
Kadono67744/
Koudounas67562/
Kadoni67182/
Kadino6790/
Kodona6766/
Kadony6740/
Kadone6718/
Koudounga6717/
Khaidoune6711/
Koduni676/
Kadonj675/
Qaduni672/
Khadhunyi671/
Kodune671/
Koduno671/
Koudougna671/
Koudounna671/
Caduni671/
Caduno671/

Kaduna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaduna in the Marathi language
कडुनाkaduna57.14
कडूनाkaduna28.57
कदूनाkaduna14.29
Kaduna in the Hindi language
कडूंअkaduma42.86
कडुंआkaduma28.57
कडुंअkaduma14.29
कदूनाkaduna7.14
कडूंआkaduma7.14

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaduna
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