Ado Surname

1,380th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Ado Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria252,3591:70282
Niger102,6501:18734
Myanmar20,8191:2,495146
Philippines3,6151:28,0053,907
Angola2,7611:9,7751,207
Benin1,6921:6,109828
India1,3381:573,29327,967
Indonesia1,1061:119,57412,052
Ivory Coast1,0351:22,2911,625
Kenya7921:58,3085,763
DR Congo7111:103,90911,552
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
Chad5781:23,5162,818
Portugal4531:22,9981,555
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Japan3181:402,02612,920
Turkey2101:370,57823,019
Cameroon1621:128,20414,516
France1421:467,76666,487
Solomon Islands1411:4,114489
Brazil1371:1,562,58651,889
Pakistan1361:1,313,55815,128
Papua New Guinea1121:72,8019,515
Tanzania1091:485,70332,780
Taiwan911:257,6352,141
Malaysia841:351,12218,683
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
England311:1,797,35772,927
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Burkina Faso191:965,9009,829
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Yemen141:1,887,52112,953
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Bosnia and Herzegovina81:442,05013,608
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Macau11:601,6301,582
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Adó (5) are calculated separately.

Ado (255,849) may also be a first name.

Ado Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ado Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ado (Arabic: إدو, Georgian: ადო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺩﻭ, Hindi: अदो, Marathi: आदो, Tibetan: ཨ་རྡོ།) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Adó. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ado? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,380th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 18,521 people. The surname Ado occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ado reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ado is also the 4,103rd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 255,849 people.

The surname Ado is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 252,359 people, or 1 in 702. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kano, where 41 percent are found, Katsina, where 20 percent are found and Jigawa, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 90 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 26 percent are found and Myanmar, where 5 percent are found.

Ado Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ado has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ado last name grew 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ado Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ado last name is primarily Christian (73%) in Kenya and Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ado surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Ado earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.05% less than the national average, earning $38,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $46,231 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adó895/
Addo86179,988/
Gado8696,146/
Adou8669,594/
Aedo8614,973/
Adoh866,561/
Audo864,787/
Hado864,170/
Adoo863,612/
Aydo862,563/
Adgo862,181/
Aido861,549/
Adot861,136/
Adoa86945/
Adoi86932/
Adho86677/
Aduo86667/
Aado86595/
Adoy86551/
Ados86453/
Aïdo86247/
Adop86235/
Asdo86126/
Adod8664/
Aîdo8633/
Eado8612/
Ahdo8612/
Adoï8611/
Ajdo869/
Aãdo865/
Adoz864/
Atdo864/
Adoî863/
Âado863/
Aído862/
Aidoo7568,765/
Addou7512,537/
Adoch7512,493/
Gadou755,721/
Gaido754,862/
Haedo754,023/
Aydos753,262/
Hadou752,948/
Haido752,401/
Ahado751,797/
Addoh751,208/
Adoud751,010/
Hajdo751,000/
Gadoo75855/
Gaddo75729/
Gaudo75562/
Gadoy75562/
Adout75539/
Aidou75516/
Aidos75434/
Aadou75364/
Aydoğ75356/
Adouz75310/
Gajdo75261/
Hadot75234/
Adous75196/
Haydo75189/
Audou75189/
Haddo75184/
Adoux75184/
Adoos75184/
Gaado75136/
Hadoo75129/
Gaydo75127/
Gatdo75105/
Adooh7597/
Aduot7596/
Gadoi7595/
Aadho7591/
Gadho7590/
Hasdo7574/
Audoy7566/
Adoit7561/
Asdot7558/
Adohe7556/
Audot7556/
Addoo7546/
Adood7541/
Hadod7532/
Aidoh7529/
Audoi7529/
Adois7528/
Adouh7525/
Addoi7525/
Hados7523/
Asdou7523/
Audho7522/
Audoa7522/
Adosh7518/
Hadho7517/
Adoot7517/
Hadoi7515/
Adoph7515/
Adhot7515/
Aiddo7514/
Gaduo7514/
Ahdou7512/
Adhou7511/
Adgoy7510/
Adgou759/
Audoo758/
Audod758/
Adohu757/
Adoiy757/
Aedoh757/
Ashdo757/
Aydho756/
Heado756/
Addoa756/
Haudo756/
Aydou755/
Aaddo755/
Hhado755/
Adoss755/
Haduo755/
Addos755/
Aidod754/
Ahudo754/
Adddo754/
Atdot754/
Eadeo754/
Ahdot753/
Aydot753/
Aados753/
Gaïdo753/
Hadoh753/
Hadoy753/
Haãdo753/
Adhod752/
Gadoj752/
Adopf752/
Audos752/
Aideo752/
Adoup752/
Addho752/
Addot752/
Adhoa752/
Ahdoh752/
Haado752/
Haïdo752/
Aiduo752/
Adosd752/
Eadgo751/
Eados751/
Aydop751/
Adduo751/
Adgoi751/
Adhho751/
Adhoi751/
Adott751/
Asdop751/
Auddo751/
Auduo751/
Atdoh751/
Audoh751/
Adooe751/
Hadoś751/
Ga'do751/
Aidoa751/
Ahddo751/
Aduop751/
Adoih751/
Adost751/
Addoz751/
Addìo751/
Audoj751/
Adhoh751/
Aidoz751/
Aidho751/
Ajdoz751/
Easdo751/
Hatdo751/
Addoy750/
Ada67148,116/
Odo67126,669/
Edo6729,909/
Haddou6722,492/
Aidoud673,589/
Audoux671,865/
Haidou67690/
Gaydou67652/
Hadoud67622/
Hadhod67582/
Hadoux67508/
Adhoch67358/
Hadouz67341/
Asdouh67310/
Addouz67288/
Gaudou67279/
Gaddou67215/
Addous67207/
Audoit67192/
Gayduo67171/
Adoush67156/
Adouch67153/
Addouh67150/
Gaidou67149/
Ahdout67142/
Aadoud67136/
Hadous67115/
Haudot67107/
Aydost67105/
Aadous6781/
Haadou6780/
Ahadou6779/
Adhout6776/
Hadosh6775/
Haidos6774/
Adhouh6768/
Gaidoș6754/
Audois6751/
Ahdoud6748/
Hadood6740/
Aideou6736/
Adhous6731/
Gaddoj6729/
Haydou6729/
Addoud6727/
Addoux6725/
Aydoud6724/
Gaddoo6719/
Adouth6717/
Aïdoud6717/
Addott6715/
Hadouh6715/
Ajdoud6711/
Haidoa6711/
Haudou6710/
Achdou6710/
Gaidoo679/
Aidous679/
Audoss678/
Ashdot677/
Haydoo677/
Hajdos677/
Gaduoh677/
Hadhoh677/
Hadout676/
Adoult676/
Adddou676/
Adoith676/
Audous676/
Haddod675/
Haddoy675/
Ahaddo675/
Adhoot674/
Hadoha674/
Ahadho674/
Hadoth674/
Headoo673/
Hasdoo673/
Adooee673/
Adoiph673/
Ahadoh673/
Hadoup673/
Ashdod673/
Eashdo672/
Ahdott672/
Haddot672/
Hadohe672/
Haydoy672/
Haidoo672/
Hadoch672/
Adouss672/
Adá672/
Gahdoh672/
Haedou672/
Hadooe672/
Hassdo672/
Hajdou672/
Aidout672/
Hadgou672/
Hatdoh671/
Gauddo671/
Gaudho671/
Gahdoo671/
Gadhoo671/
Ahadoa671/
Addosh671/
Adhoth671/
Adoich671/
Adoits671/
Audhoo671/
Hadoss671/
Gadouh671/
Haidoh671/
Aidohe671/
Haydod671/
Haïdou671/
Haudos671/
Hasdou671/
Gaïdou671/
Haddoo671/
Haiddo671/
Hajdoś671/
Hadosz671/
Gaadou671/
Gajdou671/
Aidouh671/
Aiddou671/
Aideho671/
Aidhos671/
Aisdoy671/
Ahaido671/
Aadoch671/
Aaadou671/
Aaddoh671/
Adhosh671/
Adooch671/
Adoaya671/
Asdoup671/
Aydoos671/
Aydous671/
Aîdeou671/
Hadduo671/
Aidddo671/
Audoos671/
Gaudoj671/
Gaidoj671/
Hadhoo671/
Haydos671/
Gaudoy670/
Hadopp670/

Ado Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ado in the Georgian language
ადოado-
Ado in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﺩﻭadw-
Ado in the Hindi language
अदोado80
आदोado20
Ado in the Tibetan language
ཨ་རྡོ།ado75
ཨ་དོ།ado25
Ado in the Marathi language
आदोado70.59
आडोado23.53
अडॉado5.88
Ado in the Arabic language
إدوadw-
آدوadw-
ادوadw-

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