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) occurs most in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vadu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 114,167th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,799,394 people. This surname 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 widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 2,309 people.
This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 3,110 people, or 1 in 246,645. In India Vadu is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 82 percent live, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 12 percent live and Gujarat, where 4 percent live. Not including India Vadu occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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