Kudo Surname

2,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kudo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kudo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan219,0431:58481
Vietnam3,5751:25,915418
Latvia2,4561:83556
United States7671:472,56740,164
Brazil7401:289,29011,148
Thailand4151:170,21327,417
Indonesia2741:482,66139,735
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Singapore1671:32,9801,213
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Philippines1051:964,17484,481
Russia1011:1,426,96199,135
Uganda941:415,31125,587
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
Australia701:385,65331,598
Canada661:558,26746,632
Paraguay501:144,7353,026
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Peru341:934,82718,471
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
England151:3,714,537119,675
China151:91,154,7714,767
Qatar91:262,00030,726
France91:7,380,302306,885
India81:95,883,173728,828
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

The alternate forms: Kudó (62) & Kudô (1) are calculated separately.

Kudo (1,505) may also be a first name.

Kudo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kudo (Hindi: कूडो, Marathi: कुडो, Oriya: କୁେଦା, Russian: Кудо) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Kudó or Kudô. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kudo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,404th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 31,868 people. The surname Kudo occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kudo reside; 96 percent reside in East Asia and 96 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kudo is also the 200,339th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,505 people.

The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 219,043 people, or 1 in 584. In Japan Kudo is mostly found in: Aomori Prefecture, where 19 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 16 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Japan this surname occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 2 percent reside and Latvia, where 1 percent reside.

Kudo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kudo surname is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kudo surname are 8.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.88% registered with the political party.

The amount Kudo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 154.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,345 per year; in United States they earn 18.72% more than the national average, earning $51,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.73% more than the national average, earning $62,962 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kudó9262/
Kudô921/
Koudo891,170/
Khudo89547/
Keudo89313/
Kudoh89243/
Kaudo89140/
Kudoi8987/
Kudop8944/
Kudoo8936/
Kuido8933/
Kuydo8931/
Kuddo8920/
Kudou8911/
Kuduo898/
Kuedo894/
Kudoz892/
Kudod891/
Kuudo891/
Kutdo891/
Kudoj891/
Kujdo891/
Koudou8017,151/
Koudoh80556/
Khudoi80336/
Khudoy80240/
Kudosh80229/
Kudosz80177/
Kudoić8052/
Kuidou8047/
Kouduo8026/
Khudoo8019/
Kuedou804/
Kudhot804/
Kouddo803/
Khuddo801/
Kuddoo801/
Kudoot801/
Kaudho801/
Kaudou801/
Khudou801/
Khaudo801/
Khoudo801/
Koudoy801/
Kuduos801/
Kudohe801/
Koudho801/
Kuedoh801/
Kuedoy801/
Kido7559,876/
Kodo7514,577/
Kuda758,478/
Cudo751,363/
Koudoha73175/
Khudost73128/
Koudgou7340/
Kudhoos7322/
Kouddou7321/
Khoudou7321/
Koudouh7312/
Khuedoh734/
Khudhot733/
Kuddood731/
Kudhosh731/
Kudooth731/
Kaudous731/
Koudhou731/
Khuduoa731/
Khudoot731/
Khuda6714,663/
Kouda6713,360/
Kauda672,052/
Kudah671,698/
Keuda671,005/
Kodoa67941/
Kujda67895/
Kuida67504/
Kodou67492/
Kodoo67491/
Kueda67430/
Quido67325/
Kodoi67255/
Kudaş67227/
Kudda67203/
Kiddo67199/
Koduo67171/
Caudo67164/
Cudos67155/
Kudaś67151/
Kiduo67141/
Kiedo67140/
Kuyda67114/
Koddo67108/
Cuedo6795/
Kudha6786/
Kidoh6773/
Kodoy6768/
Koodo6768/
Khodo6767/
Kuuda6762/
Kodho6751/
Khido6747/
Cudot6744/
Cudoy6740/
Kotdo6734/
Kidho6731/
Kutda6727/
Kudağ6724/
Kidoň6713/
Kudaa6712/
Kidoi6710/
Cuddo678/
Kodoň678/
Khoudoss678/
Cuido677/
Coudo676/
Cusdo676/
Kuthdoos675/
Khoudoud674/
Cudou674/
Kudeu673/
Koedo673/
Ceudo673/
Kidoo672/
Kudľa672/
Khaudhoh671/
Kidoy671/
Khudhoos671/
Kuddhosh671/
Kudga671/
Cudgo671/
Koudouth671/
Kuhda671/
Cudho671/
Cudod671/
Kudaz671/
Quodo670/

Kudo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kudo in the Marathi language
कुडोkudo-
Kudo in the Oriya language
କୁେଦାkueda95.65
କୁେଡାkueda4.35
Kudo in the Hindi language
कूडोkudo50
कुदोkudo25
कुडोkudo25
Kudo in the Russian language
Кудоkudo-

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