Wadu Surname

126,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Wadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,5121:52,6475,858
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
India581:13,225,265229,403
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

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 found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 126,021st most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,019,270 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Wadu are found; 69 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 381,460th most frequently used first name globally, held by 495 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 2,512 people, or 1 in 52,647. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 89 percent are found, Jakarta, where 4 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Wadu exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadou891,598/
Wadui89331/
Waidu89297/
Wadau89220/
Wadeu89143/
Waduu89104/
Wadhu8992/
Waduy8928/
Wadup8922/
Hwadu8916/
Waudu8915/
Waddu8912/
Waadu899/
Wahdu896/
Waduj892/
Wajdu891/
Waydu891/
Watdu891/
Waduh891/
Waidou801,553/
Waïdou80688/
Waddup80187/
Waddou8049/
Wadhau8029/
Waudui8028/
Wadouh8010/
Wahdou804/
Wahudu804/
Waduud803/
Waduth803/
Wahadu802/
Whaidu802/
Wadeuh802/
Wahydu802/
Waddut801/
Wahdau801/
Hwaudu801/
Waydou801/
Whadut801/
Wadudh801/
Wadgou801/
Waadou801/
Waadud801/
Wajdou801/
Waydud801/
Wadupp800/
Wadaus800/
Badu7545,854/
Vadu754,050/
Wodu75950/
Wedu75578/
Uadu759/
Waadoud73204/
Waddoup7335/
Wahadou737/
Wahdust736/
Wadauch731/
Waddoud731/
Wahadud731/
Wahadut731/
Wadouha731/
Wahdoud731/
Wajduch731/
Watdaud731/
Wwaidou731/
Waddupp730/
Badou6715,204/
Baidu672,666/
Badui672,465/
Vadhu672,459/
Baudu672,080/
Vaidu671,973/
Baddu671,966/
Badau671,494/
Vadud671,386/
Bağdu671,018/
Baduy67749/
Baydu67718/
Badhu67540/
Baadu67532/
Vaddu67317/
Vadou67159/
Wodou67123/
Wadoe67114/
Wadoo6794/
Badeu6767/
Wedhu6755/
Wedau6746/
Vadut6717/
Vaadu6713/
Vadus6712/
Wedeu6712/
Hbadu679/
Woudu679/
Vadeu678/
Wodhu677/
Weidu677/
Baduj674/
Uadau674/
Vaduh674/
Vadgu673/
Vadau673/
Weedu673/
Vadup672/
Uadud672/
Vadui672/
Vaduj672/
Weddu672/
Huadu671/
Waheedhu671/
Vasdu671/
Vaudu671/
Whodu671/
Vajdu671/
Vaduz671/
Weaudoux671/
Wahaidou671/
Vuadu671/
Wodau671/
Wodeu671/
Woidu671/
Batdu671/

Wadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wadu in the Hindi language
वाडुvadu-
Wadu in the Oriya language
ୱାଦୁwadu75
ୱାଡୁwadu25

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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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