Radu Surname

4,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Radu Surname User-submission:

One of the oldest Romanian traditional names. Its origins come from Slavic languages: in Bulgarian radost or in Russian radosti means 'joyful'.

Radu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania110,5911:1824
Spain3,8371:12,1851,411
Moldova2,9701:1,19997
United States1,4751:245,73523,414
India1,1881:645,67830,527
Canada6881:53,5556,399
Indonesia6801:194,48418,531
Serbia6341:11,2701,353
Germany5311:151,61118,178
Russia4981:289,40429,864
France4421:150,27823,282
Ukraine3821:119,16916,897
South Africa3491:155,23717,537
Belgium3201:35,9275,860
Italy2821:216,86830,517
England2631:211,85618,170
Greece2561:43,2806,998
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Austria1871:45,5377,281
Zimbabwe1451:106,47114,772
Sweden1341:73,4835,515
Thailand1311:539,22492,925
Transnistria1231:3,859663
Israel1171:73,1428,960
Denmark1061:53,2525,465
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Malaysia841:351,12218,683
Australia741:364,80730,412
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
Luxembourg411:14,1603,053
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Ireland321:147,1546,785
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Liberia231:191,67512,886
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Norway231:223,57824,793
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Finland81:687,08836,047
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales51:618,90625,852
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malta41:107,5681,849
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

The alternate forms: Radü (50) & Rádu (8) are calculated separately.

Radu (104,493) may also be a first name.

Radu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

One of the oldest Romanian traditional names. Its origins come from Slavic languages: in Bulgarian radost or in Russian radosti means 'joyful'.

- radu

Radu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Radu (Hindi: रादू, Marathi: रडु, Oriya: ରଦୁ, Russian: Раду) is found most in Romania. It may also appear as a variant: Radü or Rádu. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Radu? popularity and diffusion

Radu is the 4,423rd most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 57,249 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Radu reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 9,802nd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 104,493 people.

Radu is most common in Romania, where it is held by 110,591 people, or 1 in 182. In Romania Radu is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent are found, Prahova County, where 8 percent are found and Dâmbovița County, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Romania it is found in 88 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 3 percent are found and Moldova, where 2 percent are found.

Radu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Radu last name is predominantly Orthodox (77%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Radu are 6.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.68% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Radu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.3% less than the national average, earning €7,116 per year; in Norway they earn 43.04% less than the national average, earning 197,119 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.05% less than the national average, earning R 159,096 per year; in United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.08% more than the national average, earning $49,723 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Radü9250/
Rádu928/
Raidu8914,051/
Radut893,955/
Radhu892,307/
Radau891,659/
Radus89651/
Raydu89515/
Radou89380/
Raduj89222/
Radui89202/
Raduy8959/
Raudu8928/
Raddu8917/
Raduu8913/
Radup898/
Raedu896/
Raduz896/
Radux894/
Raduá893/
Raduț893/
Raduh893/
Rasdu892/
Radud892/
Raadu892/
Radeu891/
Raduś891/
Raduș891/
Rahdu891/
Ratdu891/
Radoux80977/
Readus80778/
Raduha80334/
Radush8090/
Raduch8087/
Radous8074/
Raddau8072/
Rajdus8045/
Raidou8033/
Radoud8023/
Raudus8022/
Radhau8018/
Radauš8018/
Radusz8017/
Radaus8015/
Radhuu8012/
Rahdou8010/
Rahadu806/
Rahudu806/
Radaut806/
Raaidu805/
Hradus805/
Radhus804/
Raddou804/
Radhut804/
Raedou804/
Radhud802/
Raduis801/
Raduph801/
Radaud801/
Raddhu801/
Radeus801/
Raidhu801/
Raidut801/
Raydus801/
Raidus801/
Raudau801/
Radhou801/
Radhui801/
Radouz801/
Rasdeu801/
Raddus801/
Rajdau801/
Readux800/
Radó75946/
Redu75788/
Rodu75338/
Radushh73101/
Raddoux7386/
Radouch7372/
Readous7340/
Readoux7329/
Radoush7319/
Radault7314/
Radeush7311/
Radhaud739/
Readout738/
Readeux736/
Radoult736/
Radhoud733/
Radhaus733/
Raaidhu732/
Rahadhu731/
Rahadut731/
Radaush731/
Rajdusz731/
Rahadou731/
Raudoux731/
Rhaddou731/
Rachdou731/
Radhouh731/
Redhu67583/
Rodou67429/
Răduț67339/
Rhraidou67136/
Reddu67120/
Rodus6790/
Radoo6785/
Rodui6777/
Rodau6775/
Roddu6767/
Radhoush6757/
Radoe6727/
Roduy6720/
Reduh6712/
Rodhu6711/
Rehdu679/
Rhaidoud679/
Raddusch678/
Roudu676/
Rédou674/
Reedu673/
Reduy673/
Roduz673/
Rodud672/
Rodut672/
Raddouch672/
Răduș672/
Rahdoust672/
Redau671/
Reduu671/
Roidu671/
Rashdoud671/
Radúa671/
Rádui671/
Ráduj671/
Räduå671/
Rodeu671/
Roodu671/
Redui671/
Raduhych671/

Radu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Radu in the Oriya language
ରଦୁradu72.22
ରାଦୁradu14.44
ରାଡୁradu11.11
ସାହୁsahu1.11
Radu in the Marathi language
रडुradu31.28
रडूradu28.91
रादुradu21.33
रादूradu9.95
रदूradu3.32
राडूradu2.84
राडुradu0.95
रधूradhu0.47
राधुradhu0.47
Radu in the Hindi language
रादूradu30.04
रादुradu27.64
रडुradu19.89
रडूradu12.55
रदूradu5.08
रदुradu2.82
राडुradu1.27
राडूradu0.56
वधुvadhu0.14
Radu in the Russian language
Радуradu-

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