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 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
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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