Okadu Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1141:1,553,88458,636
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Okadu (16) may also be a first name.

Okadu Last Name Facts

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

Okadu (Marathi: ओकडू, Oriya: ଓକାଡୁ) is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okadu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,409,418th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okadu reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 1,553,884. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 91 percent are found, Rivers, where 4 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeadu91118/
Gokadu915/
Okaedu913/
Okaidu912/
Okeaduh8323/
Oukadou832/
Ekadu801,320/
Akadu801,019/
Okodu80891/
Okedu80526/
Ukadu8021/
Ocadu806/
Hoikadou7736/
Hoykadou7719/
Oukaddou772/
Oukhadou771/
Ukhadu73304/
Akaduh7382/
Akadhu7362/
Akaedu7347/
Okoudu7339/
Akhadu7328/
Okeudu7315/
Okoidu7314/
Okodou7313/
Gokodu7311/
Ekaudu7310/
Akadou739/
Ekkadu738/
Okuodu735/
Okeidu733/
Okeduh731/
Ekadou731/
Akaudu731/
Ekeadu731/
Ekaedu731/
Ukadud731/
Ukeadu731/
Akaadu731/
Akkadu731/
Agkadu731/
Eekadu731/
Hockadaut711/
Okoudou67143/
Hakadou6789/
Okoduha6719/
Akkadou672/
Akaddou671/
Akaidou671/
Ahkadou671/
Okeydou671/
Ukhaduu671/
Ookadoo671/

Okadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okadu in the Oriya language
ଓକାଡୁokadu-
Okadu in the Marathi language
ओकडूokadu66.67
ओकदुokadu33.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • 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 Okadu
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