Badu is used as a family name or surname in Ghana. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Badu
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ghana
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Badu

How popular is Badu?

Badu is common in Ghana.

Badu is ranked 14710 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Badus grew by 114.4928 per cent to 296 since 2000 and ranked 66754 after elevating 50081 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 86.15 73.19
White 7.77 10.87
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 4.39 0
Badu is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ghana which signifies that it is originated from Ghana. Around 35815 people have been found who wears Badu as their family name. Badu is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
244,758 Ukraine10
16,722 Nigeria8
98,953 Belarus7
8,040 Guyana6
26,825 Georgia5
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
1,295 Papua New Guinea4
10,542 China4
2,443 Ethiopia4
70,383 Tanzania3
3,041 Democratic Republic of The Congo3
95,312 Argentina2
19,046 Ireland2
41,879 Turkey2
50,640 Switzerland2
26,123 Malaysia2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
20,186 Kenya2
28,083 Romania2
19,093 Finland2
44,018 Poland2
18,035 Egypt2
40,256 Mexico2
3,791 Namibia2
30,360 Thailand1
38,063 Mauritania1
13,606 Senegal1
15,162 Costa Rica1
31,584 Peru1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
77,122 Sweden1
10,958 Bangladesh1
34,581 Chile1
49,529 Israel1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
6,212 Jamaica1
29,046 Japan1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
3,307 Malta1
8,268 Mauritius1
5,916 Mozambique1
17,768 Pakistan1
9,591 Panama1
21,562 Portugal1
24,176 Qatar1
4,171 Rwanda1
2,040 Mali1
7,895 South Korea1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
61,670 Canada48
15,525 Norway46
46,461 Netherlands40
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
55,986 Australia33
40,883 Zimbabwe27
14,963 Scotland26
52,530 Belgium22
29,040 Denmark15
2,892 Iceland13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
72,056 Italy78
137,153 Russia77
35,456 Spain65
Countries with hundreds of Badu:
12,803 England468
64,684 United States388
31,047 Germany336
77,708 France122
43,624 South Africa110
Countries with thousands of Badu:
385 Nepal4,787
11,024 India4,312
5,799 Indonesia2,376
9,608 Brazil1,431
Countries with ten thousands of Badu:
196 Ghana20,848
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Comments

S
Sharmaine Holsapple
The origin of the name is Indo-European etymology of the name comes from the old French bade meaning silly name specifies an ancestral feature.

Badu Namesakes

  • Erykah Badu, Singer-songwriter
  • Erykah Badu, Singer-songwriter
  • Alioune Badu Dieng, Actor
  • Erykah Badu, Singer-songwriter
  • Sri Baduga Maharaja, King
  • Damir Badurina, Musical Artist
  • Paul Badura-Skoda, Pianist
  • Erykah Badu, Singer-songwriter
  • Erykah Badu, Singer-songwriter
  • Erykah Badu, Singer-songwriter

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