Radu Surname
Approximately 127,296 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 110,591 | 1:182 | 4 |
| Spain | 3,837 | 1:12,185 | 1,411 |
| Moldova | 2,970 | 1:1,199 | 97 |
| United States | 1,475 | 1:245,735 | 23,414 |
| India | 1,188 | 1:645,678 | 30,527 |
| Canada | 688 | 1:53,555 | 6,399 |
| Indonesia | 680 | 1:194,484 | 18,531 |
| Serbia | 634 | 1:11,270 | 1,353 |
| Germany | 531 | 1:151,611 | 18,178 |
| Russia | 498 | 1:289,404 | 29,864 |
| France | 442 | 1:150,278 | 23,282 |
| Ukraine | 382 | 1:119,169 | 16,897 |
| South Africa | 349 | 1:155,237 | 17,537 |
| Belgium | 320 | 1:35,927 | 5,860 |
| Italy | 282 | 1:216,868 | 30,517 |
| England | 263 | 1:211,856 | 18,170 |
| Greece | 256 | 1:43,280 | 6,998 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Austria | 187 | 1:45,537 | 7,281 |
| Zimbabwe | 145 | 1:106,471 | 14,772 |
| Sweden | 134 | 1:73,483 | 5,515 |
| Thailand | 131 | 1:539,224 | 92,925 |
| Transnistria | 123 | 1:3,859 | 663 |
| Israel | 117 | 1:73,142 | 8,960 |
| Denmark | 106 | 1:53,252 | 5,465 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Malaysia | 84 | 1:351,122 | 18,683 |
| Australia | 74 | 1:364,807 | 30,412 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Netherlands | 46 | 1:367,113 | 40,368 |
| Luxembourg | 41 | 1:14,160 | 3,053 |
| Switzerland | 39 | 1:210,588 | 18,223 |
| Ireland | 32 | 1:147,154 | 6,785 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
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'.
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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 held by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Radü or Rádu. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Radu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,423rd most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 57,249 people. It 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 frequent first name internationally It is held by 104,493 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is borne by 110,591 people, or 1 in 182. In Romania it is most common in: Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent live, Prahova County, where 8 percent live and Dâmbovița County, where 7 percent live. Other than Romania it exists in 88 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 3 percent live and Moldova, where 2 percent live.
Radu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (77%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Radu last name are 6.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.68% registered to vote for the political 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
Radu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Radu in the Oriya language | ||
| ରଦୁ | radu | 72.22 |
| ରାଦୁ | radu | 14.44 |
| ରାଡୁ | radu | 11.11 |
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 1.11 |
| Radu in the Marathi language | ||
| रडु | radu | 31.28 |
| रडू | radu | 28.91 |
| रादु | radu | 21.33 |
| रादू | radu | 9.95 |
| रदू | radu | 3.32 |
| राडू | radu | 2.84 |
| राडु | radu | 0.95 |
| रधू | radhu | 0.47 |
| राधु | radhu | 0.47 |
| Radu in the Hindi language | ||
| रादू | radu | 30.04 |
| रादु | radu | 27.64 |
| रडु | radu | 19.89 |
| रडू | radu | 12.55 |
| रदू | radu | 5.08 |
| रदु | radu | 2.82 |
| राडु | radu | 1.27 |
| राडू | radu | 0.56 |
| वधु | vadhu | 0.14 |
| Radu in the Russian language | ||
| Раду | radu | - |
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