Ordu Surname

22,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ordu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ordu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,7651:12,8691,304
Turkey10,3351:7,5301,033
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England351:1,591,94567,242
Austria181:473,08046,251
Northern Cyprus161:19,9385,097
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Benin131:795,04642,452
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
India81:95,883,173728,828
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Ördu (1) & Ordù (1) are calculated separately.

Ordu (338) may also be a first name.

Ordu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ordu (Marathi: ओरदु, Oriya: ଓୁର୍, Russian: Орду) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Ördu or Ordù. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ordu? popularity and diffusion

Ordu is the 22,302nd most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 299,038 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Ordu reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ordu is also the 475,334th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 338 people.

The surname Ordu is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 13,765 people, or 1 in 12,869. In Nigeria Ordu is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 54 percent live, Imo, where 34 percent live and Anambra, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 42 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Ordu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

The amount Ordu earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 27.22% more than the national average, earning $54,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.41% less than the national average, earning $42,025 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ördu921/
Ordù921/
Orduz898,739/
Orduy89175/
Orduh89128/
Ordus8981/
Gordu8981/
Ordou8915/
Orduu898/
Ordeu892/
Oordu892/
Ordau892/
Ordui891/
Oerdu891/
Ordux891/
Hordu891/
Hordus80326/
Ordeus80261/
Horduz80245/
Ourdou80171/
Gordou8023/
Ordoux807/
Hordau804/
Orduða803/
Gordeu801/
Ordouh801/
Orduch801/
Horduy801/
Gordau801/
Ordutt801/
Ordush801/
Hordou801/
Horduj801/
Ordouz801/
Ardu751,668/
Urdu75640/
Erdu754/
Ordó752/
Gourdou73580/
Hourdou7368/
Gourdau731/
Arduç674,225/
Urduy67394/
Ordoo67350/
Ardau67260/
Ardus67235/
Ardeu67230/
Gardu67189/
Arduh6794/
Arduz6783/
Ardou6759/
Hurdu6757/
Ardui6751/
Urdui6745/
Hourdoux6740/
Hardu6737/
Arduy6726/
Gurdu6720/
Ardut6712/
Hordó6712/
Erduğ678/
Ordúz675/
Urddu671/
Herdu671/
Urduh671/
Ardud671/
Hordoust671/

Ordu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ordu in the Oriya language
ଓୁର୍our66.67
ଓଦୁର୍odur33.33
Ordu in the Marathi language
ओरदुoradu50
ओरडूoradu50
Ordu in the Russian language
Ордуordu-

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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 Ordu
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