Naidoo Surname

3,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Naidoo Surname Definition:

From Naitea, racial group in India (Telegu).

Naidoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa153,8871:35213
England1,8271:30,4974,087
Australia1,2641:21,3572,961
New Zealand8111:5,584909
United States7801:464,69139,603
Canada5931:62,1347,261
Mauritius3971:3,258603
Zimbabwe3181:48,5487,435
United Arab Emirates2101:43,6304,433
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Seychelles1231:751182
Thailand1071:660,171110,844
Trinidad and Tobago1001:13,6401,777
Malaysia881:335,16217,995
Ireland731:64,5064,193
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Lesotho691:29,4575,623
Guyana581:13,1421,824
Scotland571:93,9276,548
India501:15,341,308250,737
France391:1,703,147154,208
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Wales251:123,7819,267
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Norway81:642,78647,258
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Oman61:614,6626,082
China61:227,886,92811,701
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Swaziland41:324,550996
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malta41:107,5681,849
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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

Naidoo (166) may also be a first name.

Naidoo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Naitea, racial group in India (Telegu).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Naidoo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naidoo (Hindi: नैडू) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Naïdoo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naidoo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,467th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 45,148 people. Naidoo is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Naidoo reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 710,504th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 166 people.

The surname Naidoo is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 153,887 people, or 1 in 352. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 71 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and Western Cape, where 4 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 81 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Naidoo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Naidoo last name are 31.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Naidoo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.19% less than the national average, earning 234,674 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.4% more than the national average, earning R 366,912 per year; in United States they earn 17.85% more than the national average, earning $50,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.47% more than the national average, earning $62,833 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naïdoo941/
Naaidoo9212/
Naidooe921/
Naiidoo921/
Naidooy921/
Nadoo91391/
Naido91351/
Nidoo919/
Ngaido831,050/
Naidou8379/
Naydoo8358/
Naidos8353/
Nnadoo835/
Naiduo834/
Neidoo833/
Naadoo833/
Naiado833/
Naıdoo833/
Naiddo832/
Naidho832/
Noidoo831/
Nadood831/
Nayido831/
Naidoi831/
Naiodo831/
Naudoo831/
Natdoo831/
Nido804,405/
Nado804,229/
Noyadoo779/
Nayadoo775/
Ngaidou773/
Nadooyi773/
Nidooss772/
Nnaedoo771/
Ngayido771/
N'Gaido771/
Nyiadoo771/
Nadoosh771/
Naidu73171,318/
Nadod738,142/
Naida735,635/
Nidoy732,552/
Niedo732,215/
Naudo731,629/
Ngido73729/
Nadou73473/
Ngado73293/
Nadot73281/
Nadoh73158/
Nnado73145/
Gnado73129/
Nydoo73114/
Nadoe73106/
Naydo73100/
Nadoi7392/
Niodo7372/
Najdo7363/
Gnido7360/
Nidoi7355/
Naado7346/
Naddo7340/
Nidoh7337/
Nidos7337/
Nidop7335/
Nadoy7334/
Neido7333/
Nadho7326/
Nados7326/
Nadoa7321/
Nidou739/
Naedo737/
Naduo737/
Nidoe735/
Niddo734/
Nasdo732/
Nedoo732/
Nadop732/
Nidot732/
Nhido731/
Natdo731/
Neado731/
Nnajiodo7124/
Naihidou711/
Gnadou671,390/
Naudot67639/
Naidas67602/
Nadosh67466/
Nayidu67305/
Naidah67280/
Ngaida67267/
Niodgo67210/
Naudho67189/
Naidus67155/
Naitdouch67136/
Ngaydo6778/
Gnaddo6771/
Needoo6771/
Nidhot6766/
Nuyado6757/
Najida6747/
N'Gado6745/
Nadous6744/
Naiudu6743/
Ngadoy6734/
Nayedo6728/
Nayado6725/
Nahdoh6721/
Ngidho6720/
Naidut6719/
Nuidod6719/
Naudou6718/
Najodo6714/
Hnidoj6714/
Gnidoy6712/
Naiadu6712/
Nayida6712/
Naaidu6711/
Nahado6711/
Ngadou6711/
Naidud679/
Naidat679/
Nuidot679/
Naddou678/
Nidosh677/
Hnisdo677/
Ngadoi677/
Nyiado676/
Naidha675/
Naidup674/
Naidhu674/
Naiydu674/
Naiddu674/
Noidou674/
Naddoh674/
Naidap674/
Najdou674/
Naiduh673/
Gnaidu673/
Hnidoš673/
Naidui673/
Naiduy673/
Naidau673/
Naiidu673/
Nnaedo673/
Gnidou673/
Nadoss672/
Nehado672/
Ngadho672/
Ngaidu672/
Nnaudo672/
Gnaida672/
Naydoi672/
Noidot672/
Neiado672/
Gnidoi671/
Naiduu671/
Najado671/
Najedo671/
Nadoth671/
Neddoo671/
Ngaedo671/
Nahdoe671/
Najidu671/
Nnaduo671/
Ngaddo671/
Nejido671/
Nnaado671/
Neidos671/
Neyado671/
Noudoo671/
Nadoud671/
Nadoux671/
Naduoh671/
Naidaa671/
Naidaz671/
Naddot671/
Nauddo671/
Neidou671/
Ngnado671/
Ngatdo671/
Ngahdo671/
Naadoh671/
Naadoi671/
Naadou671/
Nioado671/
Nieddo671/
Nadoch671/
Nadouy671/
Nijado671/
Niodoh671/
Najdoa671/
Noidod671/
Naudoz670/

Naidoo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naidoo in the Hindi language
नैडूnaidu50
नाइडूna'idu50

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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 Naidoo
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