Naidoo is used as a family name or surname in South Africa. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Naidoo
No. of characters: 6
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Naidoo

How popular is Naidoo?

Naidoo is common in South Africa.

Naidoo is ranked 1719 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Naidoos grew by 53.64238 per cent to 464 since 2000 and ranked 45959 after elevating 16087 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 65.52 46.03
Others 13.36 36.42
White 10.13 7.62
Black 9.7 9.27
Naidoo is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in South Africa which signifies that it is originated from South Africa. Around 315424 people have been found who wears Naidoo as their family name. Naidoo is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,031 South Korea8
9,568 Thailand8
541,660 Russia8
7,031 China6
116,327 Spain6
381,097 Ukraine4
27,602 Nigeria4
2,672 Mozambique3
127,708 Czech Republic3
7,294 Kuwait3
35,184 Poland3
3,818 Zambia3
8,995 Uganda2
23,344 Austria2
993 Guernsey2
723,167 Indonesia2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
35,969 Denmark2
1,151 Brunei2
139,444 Brazil2
41,879 Turkey2
4,781 Malawi2
1,834 Malta2
2,835 Libya2
54,135 Philippines2
631 Swaziland2
17,768 Pakistan1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
717 Bhutan1
24,771 Colombia1
123,175 Tanzania1
10,190 Bahrain1
25,721 Egypt1
77,122 Sweden1
25,746 Finland1
2,935 Madagascar1
28,365 Kenya1
3,243 Suriname1
29,046 Japan1
24,421 Slovakia1
49,529 Israel1
120,357 Argentina1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
2,078 Lesotho1
42,479 Greece1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
43,851 Netherlands44
7,175 Singapore41
43,662 Belgium30
699 Isle of Man21
94,051 Kazakhstan19
2,340 Iceland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
145 Seychelles95
12,684 Switzerland90
2,902 Qatar88
78,184 Italy67
1,747 Guyana63
218,658 India61
3,129 Northern Ireland60
3,881 Hong Kong59
13,876 Norway52
Countries with hundreds of Naidoo:
912 New Zealand769
18,206 Germany572
7,585 Canada549
2,380 United Arab Emirates436
396 Mauritius420
1,258 Namibia285
2,700 Scotland249
8,124 Zimbabwe237
9,201 Malaysia202
2,076 Wales192
2,520 Botswana157
66,174 France147
3,641 Oman124
3,314 Ireland120
1,709 Trinidad and Tobago103
Countries with thousands of Naidoo:
1,269 England6,184
2,190 Australia1,428
3,057 Saudi Arabia1,154
28,532 United States1,053
Countries with hundred thousands of Naidoo:
1 South Africa300,130
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Comments

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Amit 19th March 2018 , 4:28 AM
Naidoo is old british spelling during colonial india of south indian title or surname Naidu common among telugus in south Indian States of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. While in the mainland India Naidoo eventually gave way to a simpler spelling of "N-a-i-d-u", the migrants from Colonial India in earlier part of 20th century to Caribbean, Africa(esp South Africa), Mauritius, Maldives, Fiji and South East Asian Countries among others continued with the old spelling "N-a-i-d-o-o"

Naidoo Namesakes

  • Anand Naidoo, Correspondent
  • Xavier Naidoo, Singer-songwriter
  • Beverley Naidoo, Author
  • Annzra Naidoo, Cinematographer
  • Xavier Naidoo, Singer-songwriter
  • Indira Naidoo, Author
  • Indira Naidoo-Harris, Politician
  • Kesivan Naidoo, Drummer
  • Krishan Naidoo, Actor
  • Leona Naidoo, Actress
  • In 2011, Kogie Naidoo portrayed the role of Amsugi in comedy film Broken Promises 3.

Naidoo Namesakes

  • Anand Naidoo, Correspondent
  • Xavier Naidoo, Singer-songwriter
  • Beverley Naidoo, Author
  • Annzra Naidoo, Cinematographer
  • Xavier Naidoo, Singer-songwriter
  • Indira Naidoo, Author
  • Indira Naidoo-Harris, Politician
  • Kesivan Naidoo, Drummer
  • Krishan Naidoo, Actor
  • Leona Naidoo, Actress
  • In 2011, Kogie Naidoo portrayed the role of Amsugi in comedy film Broken Promises 3.

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