Kudu Surname

36,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kudu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kudu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,9411:22,3071,981
India2,1831:351,38119,175
Turkey1,7441:44,6224,516
Indonesia6911:191,38818,277
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
DR Congo4991:148,05515,508
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Uganda501:780,78637,485
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Austria261:327,51736,002
France241:2,767,613196,808
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England51:11,143,612252,590
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Kudu (8,365) may also be a first name.

Kudu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kudu (Arabic: كودو, Hindi: कुदू, Marathi: कुडू, Oriya: କୁଡୁ, Russian: Куду) is most common in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kudu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 36,811th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 508,694 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Kudu reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 69,043rd most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 8,365 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7,941 people, or 1 in 22,307. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Niger, where 65 percent are found, Kwara, where 7 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Kudu exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent are found and Turkey, where 12 percent are found.

Kudu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.

The amount Kudu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.28% less than the national average, earning R 18,336 per year and in United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khudu89464/
Kuddu89140/
Kudui89100/
Kaudu8990/
Kudau8950/
Kutdu8934/
Koudu8924/
Kuudu8915/
Kudou8911/
Kudhu899/
Kuduu897/
Kuduj897/
Kkudu896/
Kuduh894/
Kudeu893/
Kudgu891/
Kudux891/
Koudou8017,151/
Keudeu802,515/
Kaudup80108/
Khuddu80107/
Kuidou8047/
Kudduj8012/
Kahudu805/
Kuedou804/
Kujduś804/
Kaudhu803/
Kaudau803/
Khoudu802/
Koudeu802/
Khudut802/
Kaudou801/
Kaudui801/
Kudduy801/
Khudou801/
Khuduj801/
Khudhu801/
Kuddhu801/
Kudduh801/
Kgaudu801/
Khaudu801/
Kidu753,965/
Kodu75820/
Kudó7562/
Cudu7534/
Keudeuh73674/
Koudgou7340/
Khoudou7321/
Kouddou7321/
Koudouh7312/
Geekudu734/
Koudhou731/
Khudhuh731/
Kaudous731/
Koudouy731/
Kuchdus731/
Khudduz731/
Kuduush731/
Kaudeus730/
Kiddu671,286/
Quidu67239/
Kodui6742/
Kudoo6736/
Kuduhova6733/
Koddu6731/
Cuduh6717/
Khodu6714/
Cuidu679/
Koduh678/
Cudhu677/
Koodu677/
Kidui677/
Caudu676/
Kiduu675/
Khoudoud674/
Cudou674/
Khidu672/
Kkodu671/
Kiduh671/
Gcudu671/
Kuddhuus671/
Cudus671/
Kiduy671/
Koudouth671/
Kuddeush671/
Ccudu671/

Kudu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kudu in the Oriya language
କୁଡୁkudu70.09
କୁଦୁkudu26.5
କୁଡୂkudu2.56
Kudu in the Marathi language
कुडूkudu60.69
कुडुkudu35.22
कूडूkudu1.97
कूडुkudu1
कुंदूkundu0.29
कुदुkudu0.22
कुंडूkundu0.14
कुन्दुkundu0.07
कुदूkudu0.07
कुडkuda0.07
कूदूkudu0.04
Kudu in the Hindi language
कुदूkudu30.56
कुदुkudu25
कुडूkudu22.22
कुडुkudu8.33
कूदूkudu5.56
कूडूkudu5.56
कूदुkudu2.78
Kudu in the Russian language
Кудуkudu-
Kudu in the Arabic language
كودوkwdw-

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