Meaning of the nameKadu
- Male
- Ka-du
Kadu is a male Brazilian name of uncertain origin, which also appears with the spelling Cadu.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,044 people named Kadu, the 5,039th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 9, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Kadu is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,044
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,039
- Median age
- 9 years
- 2010 Census
- 829
- people
Kadu in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kadu, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (957 people).
0 women 2,035 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Kadu is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kadu in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 538 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 298 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 155 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 134 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 130 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 123 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 108 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 63 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 46 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 43 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 41 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 35 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kadu
The origin of Kadu is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Cadu as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,044 people named Kadu, with a median age of 9, and 1,159 named Cadu. In both spellings, most were born from 2010 on, and the name is almost always male.
The spelling with K is the most common in the group; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Other spellings of Kadu
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Kadu | 2,044 |
| Cadu | 1,159 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kadu · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kadu
What does the name Kadu mean?
The meaning of Kadu is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Kadu in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,044 people with the first name Kadu, which ranks it number 5,039 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Kadu a boy's or a girl's name?
Kadu is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,035 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Kadu most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Kadu (298 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kadu?
Cadu. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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