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Where Does The Last Name Ada Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ada (Arabic: يداء, Georgian: ადა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺩ, Hindi: आदा, Marathi: अदा, Oriya: ଅଦା, Tibetan: ཨ་དཱ་) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Adä, Adá, Áda, Aďa or Áďa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ada? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 3,783^rd most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,202 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Ada live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,204^th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 460,543 people.

Ada is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 49,271 people, or 1 in 390. In Niger Ada is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 46 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 42 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger this surname is found in 120 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.

Ada Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ada has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ada last name rose 1,208 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 564 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ada Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Maronite (92%) in Lebanon, Christian (70%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Ada are 7.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ada earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.67% less than the national average, earning R 119,592 per year; in United States they earn 2.27% more than the national average, earning $44,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $43,147 CAD per year.