Udo Surname

1,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Udo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Udo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria357,5231:49560
Japan6,8651:18,6232,147
Netherlands8171:20,6703,265
United States4731:766,29859,625
Indonesia4291:308,27327,272
Philippines1811:559,32762,686
France1801:369,01554,985
England1261:442,20729,452
Iran1171:656,26135,321
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Brazil871:2,460,62575,139
Taiwan841:279,1042,295
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Iceland91:42,2322,922
India91:85,229,487684,495
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belize11:355,4743,977
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales21:784,20816,349

Udo (233,288) may also be a first name.

Udo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Udo (Hindi: उदो, Marathi: उदो, Tibetan: གཡུལ་རྡོ།) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Udo? popularity and diffusion

Udo is the 1,463rd most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 19,843 people. The surname Udo is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Udo are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Udo is also the 4,501st most common first name in the world It is held by 233,288 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 357,523 people, or 1 in 495. In Nigeria it is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 70 percent live, Cross River, where 13 percent live and Rivers, where 3 percent live. Other than Nigeria Udo exists in 67 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 2 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.

Udo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Udo has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Udo last name rose 4,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Udo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Udo last name are 15.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.48% registered with the party.

The amount Udo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.48% more than the national average, earning 358,133 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.57% less than the national average, earning R 148,356 per year; in United States they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $44,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.96% less than the national average, earning $30,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Udoh86174,579/
Gudo8615,970/
Udod865,879/
Audo864,787/
Udoy864,697/
Udot861,345/
Udop86380/
Udoo86273/
Eudo86260/
Hudo86248/
Oudo86236/
Udho86192/
Udoi86187/
Uddo86156/
Udos8695/
Udou8676/
Uduo8657/
Udoa8635/
Uhdo8612/
Udoj8610/
Uudo867/
Utdo867/
Ujdo867/
Uido866/
Udoz863/
Uydo862/
Uedo861/
Oudou757,284/
Goudo754,140/
Oudot754,047/
Gudoy751,845/
Gudoi751,315/
Uedoi75623/
Guddo75588/
Houdo75583/
Gaudo75562/
Huedo75529/
Udott75310/
Uddoh75192/
Audou75189/
Huido75113/
Audoy7566/
Audot7556/
Uddoy7542/
Hudoi7541/
Uddod7538/
Gudoo7536/
Audoi7529/
Hudos7526/
Audho7522/
Audoa7522/
Udohu7517/
Oudoh7514/
Uidoh7511/
Hudot7510/
Udhop7510/
Oudho759/
Udohe759/
Audoo758/
Hudou758/
Audod758/
Gudho756/
Uudoh756/
Uduot756/
Haudo756/
Udhod755/
Guduo755/
Gudou755/
Udhoy755/
Udoud754/
Udodh754/
Ahudo754/
Uidoa754/
Ouddo754/
Hudop753/
Udhoo753/
Uhdoh753/
Udohd753/
Udohy753/
Udods753/
Eudos753/
Udood752/
Huydo752/
Audos752/
Udohh752/
Oudoa752/
Huddo752/
Heudo752/
Euduo752/
Ouduo752/
Hudho751/
Oudoo751/
Hudoo751/
Gudoj751/
Auddo751/
Udois751/
Uddoo751/
Auduo751/
Eudoh751/
Ujdoh751/
Udoiz751/
Udgoh751/
Udous751/
Udoht751/
Audoh751/
Hudoh751/
Hujdo751/
Oudod751/
Oudoy751/
Udoch751/
Udots751/
Udout751/
Uddho751/
Usdod751/
Usdoi751/
Eudot751/
Audoj751/
Huduo751/
Hudoy751/
Udoij751/
Udojh751/
Udgou751/
Ueddo751/
Hudgo750/
Odo67126,669/
Uda6738,916/
Ido6738,220/
Houdou674,609/
Goudou674,049/
Audoux671,865/
Ouddou67559/
Houdot67509/
Guddoo67451/
Goudgo67402/
Oudoud67289/
Gaudou67279/
Oudoux67208/
Audoit67192/
Haudot67107/
Houdoy6769/
Guddoy6766/
Heudou6765/
Hudood6758/
Audois6751/
Oudood6741/
Udoaya6724/
Hudosh6716/
Oudous6715/
Hudhod6713/
Oudhoo6711/
Gouïdo6711/
Haudou6710/
Goudoh6710/
Gouddo6710/
Udouch679/
Audoss678/
Audous676/
Oudouh676/
Udoaja675/
Hudoha675/
Udoije674/
Usdoit674/
Oudgou673/
Goudoy672/
Huiduo672/
Goudho672/
Eoudou672/
Guudho672/
Huidou672/
Gudouh672/
Outdoo671/
Hudoch671/
Hudoos671/
Eudois671/
Guhdoo671/
Guddou671/
Gauddo671/
Gaudho671/
Audhoo671/
Udhosh671/
Udoopp671/
Udaova671/
Usdohy671/
Haudos671/
Oudouz671/
Udddod671/
Ouhdou671/
Oudhou671/
Oudoch671/
Audoos671/
Gaudoj671/
Huddoy671/
Gaudoy670/

Udo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Udo in the Tibetan language
གཡུལ་རྡོ།yuldo-
Udo in the Marathi language
उदोudo-
Udo in the Hindi language
उदोudo77.27
ऊदोudo18.18
उडोudo4.55

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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 Udo
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