Madu Surname
Approximately 128,281 people bear this surname
Madu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 111,036 | 1:1,595 | 205 |
| Sri Lanka | 6,578 | 1:3,163 | 443 |
| India | 4,669 | 1:164,289 | 10,203 |
| Indonesia | 2,034 | 1:65,019 | 7,062 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| United States | 607 | 1:597,132 | 48,676 |
| DR Congo | 451 | 1:163,813 | 16,894 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| England | 276 | 1:201,877 | 17,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 223 | 1:36,564 | 4,367 |
| Canada | 199 | 1:185,154 | 18,322 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Pakistan | 95 | 1:1,880,462 | 18,577 |
| Solomon Islands | 88 | 1:6,591 | 981 |
| Malaysia | 75 | 1:393,256 | 20,576 |
| Taiwan | 68 | 1:344,776 | 2,736 |
| South Africa | 61 | 1:888,159 | 57,770 |
| United Arab Emirates | 51 | 1:179,652 | 12,842 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Afghanistan | 26 | 1:1,236,661 | 10,825 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Montserrat | 3 | 1:1,649 | 224 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Madú (1) are calculated separately.
Madu (48,989) may also be a first name.
Madu Demographics
Average Madu Salary in
United States
$45,130 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Madu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Madu (Bengali: মাদু, Georgian: მადუ, Hindi: माडू, Marathi: मदु, Oriya: ମଡୁ, Russian: Маду, Tibetan: མ་དུ་) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as: Madú. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Madu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,391st most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,809 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Madu live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Madu is also the 18,832nd most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 48,989 people.
The last name Madu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 111,036 people, or 1 in 1,595. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Imo, where 31 percent reside, Enugu, where 10 percent reside and Anambra, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 90 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 5 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Madu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Madu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (70%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Madu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
The amount Madu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.6% less than the national average, earning R 46,092 per year; in United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $52,813 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Madu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Madu in the Georgian language | ||
| მადუ | madu | - |
| Madu in the Tibetan language | ||
| མ་དུ་ | madu | - |
| Madu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଡୁ | madu | 61.35 |
| ମାଡୁ | madu | 25.26 |
| ମାଦୁ | madu | 7.4 |
| ମଦୁ | madu | 3.57 |
| ମାଡୂ | madu | 1.02 |
| ମଡ଼ୁ | maru | 0.38 |
| ମାଡ଼ୁ | maru | 0.26 |
| ମଧୁ | madhu | 0.26 |
| ମାଦୂ | madu | 0.26 |
| ଆଡୁଲୁ | adulu | 0.13 |
| ମଦୂ | madu | 0.13 |
| Madu in the Hindi language | ||
| माडू | madu | 47.4 |
| माडु | madu | 17.49 |
| मादू | madu | 15.64 |
| मादु | madu | 6.52 |
| मदु | madu | 4.67 |
| मदू | madu | 3.85 |
| मडू | madu | 2.14 |
| मडु | madu | 1.38 |
| मधु | madhu | 0.26 |
| माड़ू | maru | 0.24 |
| माड़ु | maru | 0.1 |
| मधू | madhu | 0.07 |
| माडू़ | madu | 0.03 |
| मड्ु | madu | 0.01 |
| म़दू | madu | 0.01 |
| माधु | madhu | 0.01 |
| मडू़ | madu | 0.01 |
| म़दु | madu | 0.01 |
| माडू़़ | madu | 0.01 |
| माधो | madho | 0.01 |
| भादू | bhadu | 0.01 |
| Madu in the Bengali language | ||
| মাদু | madu | 44.44 |
| মদু | madu | 33.33 |
| মধুরানী | madhurani | 11.11 |
| মধু | madhu | 11.11 |
| Madu in the Marathi language | ||
| मदु | madu | 22.09 |
| मदू | madu | 20.38 |
| मादु | madu | 15.92 |
| माडु | madu | 8.39 |
| मडु | madu | 7.53 |
| मादू | madu | 7.02 |
| मडू | madu | 6.16 |
| माडू | madu | 4.97 |
| मधू | madhu | 3.6 |
| मधु | madhu | 2.91 |
| माधु | madhu | 0.51 |
| मधु़ | madhu | 0.17 |
| मांदू | mandu | 0.17 |
| Madu in the Russian language | ||
| Маду | madu | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Madu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis