Nadu Surname

223,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Nadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4181:316,38627,799
India4071:1,884,68265,911
Papua New Guinea1851:44,0745,397
Brazil1711:1,251,89743,012
Romania1001:200,77920,025
Pakistan801:2,233,04920,482
Solomon Islands701:8,2861,347
Slovenia681:36,5836,928
Israel631:135,83514,591
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
China31:455,773,85521,925
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Nadú (4) are calculated separately.

Nadu (5,527) may also be a first name.

Nadu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nadu (Bengali: নাদু, Georgian: ნადუ, Hindi: नदू, Marathi: नादु, Oriya: ନାଡୁ, Russian: Наду) is found most in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as a variant: Nadú. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nadu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nadu is the 223,913th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,008,551 people. The surname Nadu occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Nadu are found; 27 percent are found in South Asia and 23 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nadu is also the 90,279th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 5,527 people.

The surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 316,386. In Indonesia Nadu is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 74 percent reside, Gorontalo, where 9 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.

Nadu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nadu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nadu last name rose 5,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nadu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nadu last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Nadu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.23% less than the national average, earning $34,851 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nadú924/
Naidu89171,318/
Naydu893,122/
Ngadu891,295/
Nadau89573/
Nadou89473/
Nadus89270/
Nadeu89173/
Naudu89173/
Nadut89108/
Nadup8972/
Naduh8965/
Nadhu8963/
Naedu8926/
Nnadu8926/
Nhadu8924/
Naddu8912/
Nadui8911/
Naduu894/
Nahdu894/
Gnadu893/
Naduy893/
Nadud892/
Naadu891/
Naduš891/
Naïdu891/
Naıdu891/
Nadaud802,417/
Gnadou801,390/
Naidus80155/
Nadaux8098/
Naudus8084/
Naidou8079/
Nadous8044/
Nadaus8043/
Nahudu8020/
Naidut8019/
Naudou8018/
Nnaedu8016/
Nngadu8014/
Naaidu8011/
Ngadou8011/
Naidud809/
Naydhu808/
Naddou808/
Ngadau807/
Nahadu806/
Nadauh806/
Nnadut806/
Ngadhu806/
Ngaddu805/
Nneadu805/
Naidup804/
Naidhu804/
Naiddu804/
Najdou804/
Naiduh803/
Gnaidu803/
Naidui803/
Naiduy803/
Nadahu803/
Naddux803/
Naidau803/
Naddau802/
Naaydu802/
Neadau802/
Naydus802/
Nadeus802/
Ngaidu802/
Gnadup802/
Najdus802/
Naduij802/
Naiduu801/
Nadeux801/
Naduit801/
Nnaudu801/
Nadoud801/
Nadoux801/
Naduch801/
Nadaut801/
Ngaadu801/
Naadou801/
Gnadau801/
Nadouy801/
Nahduz801/
Naudau800/
Nedu751,000/
Nodu75216/
Nadó751/
Najduch73670/
Nadouch73145/
Nayduch7384/
Naiduch7310/
Ngaidou733/
Nhaddou732/
Naudoux732/
Nadoush732/
Nadouhe731/
Nahdoud731/
Ngatdeu731/
Ngaideu731/
Gnadouh731/
Gnahdui731/
Nadhush731/
Nauduit731/
Noudu671,030/
Ngodu67490/
Nnodu67412/
Nnedu67408/
Nadoo67391/
Nadoe67106/
Netdu6790/
Nodus6748/
Needu6740/
Gnahadou6718/
Neduh6717/
Nodou6716/
Nedeu6714/
Nodup6710/
Noidu678/
Noddu677/
Naduyova676/
Nadusowa676/
Neydu675/
Neidu674/
N'Haddou674/
Nodeu674/
Naudó674/
Naddouch674/
Nedhu673/
Nedau673/
Nodau673/
Noodu672/
Naydú672/
Nedui671/
Neudu671/
Nuodu671/
Nodui671/
Naddduha671/
Ngahadou671/
Nuidu671/

Nadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nadu in the Georgian language
ნადუnadu-
Nadu in the Oriya language
ନାଡୁnadu69.47
ନାଦୁnadu16.25
ନଡୁnadu10.08
ନାଦୂnadu1.12
ନାଡୂnadu0.84
ନାଡ଼ୁnaru0.56
ନଡୂnadu0.56
ନଡ଼ୁnaru0.28
ଅନଡୁanadu0.28
Nadu in the Bengali language
নাদুnadu50
নাড়ুnaru50
Nadu in the Hindi language
नदूnadu40.38
नदुnadu26.76
नादूnadu18.78
नादुnadu6.57
नाडुnadu3.29
नाडूnadu1.88
नडूnadu0.47
नडुnadu0.47
ंनदूnnadu0.47
Nadu in the Marathi language
नादुnadu25.8
नंदुnandu16.6
नदुnadu15.4
नादूnadu9.4
नंदूnandu9
नाडुnadu7.6
नाडूnadu6.6
नदूnadu5.2
नडुnadu1.2
नदूंnadum0.8
नन्दुnandu0.6
नडूnadu0.6
नंदु़nandu0.4
नदुंnadum0.2
नांदूnandu0.2
Nadu in the Russian language
Надуnadu-

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Footnotes

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