Vadu Surname
Approximately 4,050 people bear this surname
Vadu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,110 | 1:246,645 | 14,338 |
| Nepal | 875 | 1:32,550 | 1,212 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Vadu (2,309) may also be a first name.
Vadu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vadu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vadu (Hindi: वदू, Marathi: वाडु, Oriya: ଭାଦୁ, Russian: Ваду) is found most frequently in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Vadu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vadu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 114,167th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,799,394 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Vadu live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 155,008th most frequent given name internationally, held by 2,309 people.
The surname Vadu is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 3,110 people, or 1 in 246,645. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 82 percent are found, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 12 percent are found and Gujarat, where 4 percent are found. Apart from India this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vadu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vadu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଭାଦୁ | bhadu | - |
| Vadu in the Marathi language | ||
| वाडु | vadu | 52.53 |
| वाडू | vadu | 39.54 |
| वडु | vadu | 2.47 |
| वादु | vadu | 2.26 |
| वादू | vadu | 0.89 |
| वडू | vadu | 0.79 |
| वदु | vadu | 0.55 |
| वाढू | vadhu | 0.34 |
| वाढु | vadhu | 0.29 |
| वदू | vadu | 0.12 |
| वाड | vada | 0.1 |
| वांडु | vandu | 0.05 |
| वाडू़ | vadu | 0.05 |
| वाधु | vadhu | 0.02 |
| Vadu in the Hindi language | ||
| वदू | vadu | 41.37 |
| वदु | vadu | 32.54 |
| वादू | vadu | 18.15 |
| वादु | vadu | 3.97 |
| वडू | vadu | 1.88 |
| वाडू | vadu | 1.39 |
| वाडु | vadu | 0.5 |
| वडु | vadu | 0.2 |
| Vadu in the Russian language | ||
| Ваду | vadu | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Vadu
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