Wadu Surname
Approximately 3,609 people bear this surname
Wadu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,512 | 1:52,647 | 5,858 |
| Sri Lanka | 658 | 1:31,624 | 3,961 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Wadu (495) may also be a first name.
Wadu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wadu (Hindi: वाडु, Oriya: ୱାଦୁ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wadu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 126,021st most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,019,270 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Wadu reside; 69 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 381,460th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 495 people.
The last name Wadu is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,512 people, or 1 in 52,647. In Indonesia Wadu is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 89 percent reside, Jakarta, where 4 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 1 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wadu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wadu in the Hindi language | ||
| वाडु | vadu | - |
| Wadu in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଦୁ | wadu | 75 |
| ୱାଡୁ | wadu | 25 |
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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 Wadu
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