Madu Surname

4,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Madu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111,0361:1,595205
Sri Lanka6,5781:3,163443
India4,6691:164,28910,203
Indonesia2,0341:65,0197,062
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
United States6071:597,13248,676
DR Congo4511:163,81316,894
Togo4201:17,2575,159
England2761:201,87717,601
Papua New Guinea2231:36,5644,367
Canada1991:185,15418,322
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Pakistan951:1,880,46218,577
Solomon Islands881:6,591981
Malaysia751:393,25620,576
Taiwan681:344,7762,736
South Africa611:888,15957,770
United Arab Emirates511:179,65212,842
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Afghanistan261:1,236,66110,825
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
France141:4,744,480251,814
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Gambia41:480,863548
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Montserrat31:1,649224
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Madú (1) are calculated separately.

Madu (48,989) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madú921/
Madhu8938,834/
Madut8926,586/
Madou8924,961/
Maddu8913,647/
Mmadu894,250/
Maudu893,033/
Madau892,957/
Madeu89674/
Maadu89528/
Maidu89513/
Mhadu89271/
Maduh89270/
Madus89259/
Mahdu89155/
Madud8964/
Madgu8961/
Maydu8957/
Maduz8941/
Maduu8936/
Madup8918/
Madui8918/
Masdu8914/
Meadu8913/
Madux898/
Hmadu898/
Mgadu896/
Matdu895/
Maduj892/
Maduy891/
Maedu891/
Majdu891/
Maddux806,469/
Masdeu802,367/
Maidou80960/
Madaus80887/
Madouh80706/
Hmadou80627/
Mahadu80606/
Meadus80600/
Mahudu80521/
Madhup80407/
Madeus80285/
Maddau80275/
Maadhu80230/
Madoux80226/
Madhau80212/
Madoud80190/
Madhud80182/
Mauduy80109/
Maudou80104/
Maddou80100/
Madheu8097/
Maduch8086/
Madhou8081/
Maydeu8081/
Maideu8078/
Madahu8072/
Madauß8071/
Maddhu8069/
Maadou8064/
Maydup8055/
Madaud8046/
Madhus8041/
Madous8039/
Mmadou8039/
Masdou8038/
Madaup8038/
Maddus8036/
Maudud8030/
Maidau8021/
Mahdou8020/
Madhuu8016/
Madduy8014/
Maduit8014/
Maudup8013/
Maïdou8013/
Mmadhu8012/
Maydou8011/
Madeup809/
Maidhu809/
Madhui809/
Maduis808/
Maddui807/
Madouy807/
Madout806/
Majdou805/
Maudus805/
Madaut805/
Maãdou805/
Madauh805/
Maduiy804/
Maidup804/
Maeduh804/
Maidud804/
Madhhu803/
Madaux803/
Maduss803/
Maddeu803/
Mmaudu803/
Madush802/
Maduux802/
Mahdhu802/
Meadou802/
Maudau802/
Matdou802/
Masdud801/
Masdus801/
Mathdu801/
Maudhu801/
Mauduš801/
Madduu801/
Madduz801/
Maaddu801/
Maadgu801/
Maduys801/
Meadau801/
Mgadau801/
Mmaddu801/
Maaidu801/
Hmmadu801/
Maiduu801/
Mmaduh801/
Madutt801/
Matdut801/
Maudut801/
Madgau801/
Madgou801/
Madhuh801/
Maduih801/
Madust801/
Mahdui801/
Majdhu801/
Mgadui801/
Mahdau801/
Mahydu801/
Maydhu801/
Maiduz801/
Maedau801/
Maidus800/
Maddup800/
Modu7599,049/
Medu75474/
Madó756/
Mauduit736,398/
Mahadou73818/
Maudoux73781/
H'Madou73666/
Madouch73380/
Maddoux73192/
Madhous73181/
Mahdoud73145/
Mahdout73136/
Maddaus73112/
Maudhuy7389/
Maudeux7349/
Maudous7349/
Mauduyt7348/
Majduch7345/
Madauss7327/
Meadoux7326/
Mahadhu7323/
Matdaud7314/
Maadoud7312/
Mahdouh7312/
Madeuch739/
Maddous738/
Maitdau738/
Majduha737/
Maidust737/
Maddauß735/
Madhuiy734/
Masdeus734/
Meadous734/
Masdoud734/
Mmadouh734/
Mahdouz733/
Madouha733/
Maidaud733/
Mahdous733/
Maddaux732/
Maddeux732/
Maddouh732/
Madhush732/
Hmaidou732/
Mmaduha732/
Majdouh732/
Madouhe732/
Mashdud731/
Maudhui731/
Massduy731/
Madauhs731/
Maddouz731/
Madhult731/
Madhuup731/
M'Madou731/
Mahduid731/
Hmmadou731/
Maijjdu731/
Mathdus731/
Mauduid731/
Mauduis731/
Madhouh731/
Madhuip731/
Madhuit731/
Madhuph731/
Mahaadu731/
Maideou731/
Maiduch731/
Mmaadou731/
Maydeus731/
Masdouh731/
Mahadus731/
Maddeus730/
Maideus730/
Modou6713,796/
Modau673,431/
Moddu673,130/
Madhoush673,005/
Moidu672,873/
Modhu672,419/
Madoo671,729/
Moodu671,400/
Hmadouch67725/
Medau67479/
Machdoud67345/
Massdous67304/
Medeu67245/
Maudhuit67192/
Madoe67157/
Maddouch67145/
Mahdouch67145/
Mohdu67109/
Mahaadou67101/
Modus6790/
Medhu6761/
Modgu6751/
Mmodu6744/
Moudu6732/
Modui6726/
Maddauss6724/
Mashdouh6721/
Meddu6720/
Maud'huy6719/
Moedu6718/
Maidusch6718/
Modud6715/
Muodu6715/
Muidu6713/
Moduh6711/
Mmedu6710/
Mehdu6710/
Moydu678/
Modeu678/
Meidu677/
Moduu675/
Mhedu674/
Meduh674/
Modut673/
Motdu673/
Meedu673/
Hmodu673/
Mädau672/
Mahaidou672/
Maud'hui672/
Medui672/
Mahadhau671/
H'Maidou671/
Modux671/
Modup671/
Maddú671/
Maudheux671/
Mauoudou671/
Maydú671/
Maduisch671/
Madoutch671/
Maahadou671/
Mahaddou671/
Mahadouj671/
Mahdoush671/
Moduz671/
Maidouch671/
Mgodu671/
Hmedu671/
Moduy671/

Madu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Madu in the Georgian language
მადუmadu-
Madu in the Tibetan language
མ་དུ་madu-
Madu in the Oriya language
ମଡୁmadu61.35
ମାଡୁmadu25.26
ମାଦୁmadu7.4
ମଦୁmadu3.57
ମାଡୂmadu1.02
ମଡ଼ୁmaru0.38
ମାଡ଼ୁmaru0.26
ମଧୁmadhu0.26
ମାଦୂmadu0.26
ଆଡୁଲୁadulu0.13
ମଦୂmadu0.13
Madu in the Hindi language
माडूmadu47.4
माडुmadu17.49
मादूmadu15.64
मादुmadu6.52
मदुmadu4.67
मदूmadu3.85
मडूmadu2.14
मडुmadu1.38
मधुmadhu0.26
माड़ूmaru0.24
माड़ुmaru0.1
मधूmadhu0.07
माडू़madu0.03
मड्ुmadu0.01
म़दूmadu0.01
माधुmadhu0.01
मडू़madu0.01
म़दुmadu0.01
माडू़़madu0.01
माधोmadho0.01
भादूbhadu0.01
Madu in the Bengali language
মাদুmadu44.44
মদুmadu33.33
মধুরানীmadhurani11.11
মধুmadhu11.11
Madu in the Marathi language
मदुmadu22.09
मदूmadu20.38
मादुmadu15.92
माडुmadu8.39
मडुmadu7.53
मादूmadu7.02
मडूmadu6.16
माडूmadu4.97
मधूmadhu3.6
मधुmadhu2.91
माधुmadhu0.51
मधु़madhu0.17
मांदूmandu0.17
Madu in the Russian language
Мадуmadu-

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