Vodu Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Vodu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vodu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Nepal111:2,589,1789,158
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vodu (80) may also be a first name.

Vodu Last Name Facts

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

Vodu (Hindi: वोदू, Marathi: वोदू, Russian: Воду) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Vodu.

How Common Is The Last Name Vodu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vodu is the 1,980,395th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Vodu are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Vodu is also the 1,075,395th most numerous given name internationally, held by 80 people.

The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 12 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vodut89166/
Voduy89135/
Voddu8935/
Vodou8924/
Vodud8914/
Voodu895/
Vodhu892/
Voduh891/
Voudu891/
Voduț891/
Voudou80648/
Vosdou8081/
Voidou803/
Vosdeu801/
Vadu754,050/
Bodu752,254/
Wodu75950/
Vedu75486/
Fodu7522/
Uodu753/
Vodouhe73181/
Boddu6788,118/
Vadhu672,459/
Vadud671,386/
Bodou671,158/
Veedu67840/
Boduç67350/
Vaddu67317/
Bodus67280/
Bhodu67236/
Boydu67230/
Boudu67206/
Bodhu67194/
Vadou67159/
Bodau67127/
Wodou67123/
Mpodu67114/
Boodu6781/
Fodou6740/
Fodui6717/
Vadut6717/
Vaadu6713/
Boidu6712/
Vadus6712/
Bodeu6710/
Boduu6710/
Woudu679/
Vadeu678/
Bodui678/
Wodhu677/
Boduś676/
Veddu675/
Bodud675/
Bodgu675/
Vaduh674/
Phodu674/
Vadgu673/
Vedau673/
Boduy673/
Vadau673/
Vedhu672/
Vodoo672/
Vaduj672/
Vadup672/
Uodud672/
Uhodu672/
Uodhu672/
Vadui672/
Uoddu671/
Whodu671/
Bohdu671/
Bodux671/
Vasdu671/
Veduj671/
Vaudu671/
Foudu671/
Vedui671/
Fodeu671/
Woidu671/
Wodeu671/
Wodau671/
Vuadu671/
Vaduz671/

Vodu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vodu in the Hindi language
वोदूvodu-
Vodu in the Marathi language
वोदूvodu50
वोडुvodu50
Vodu in the Russian language
Водуvodu-

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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
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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 Vodu
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