Gada Surname
Approximately 39,060 people bear this surname
Gada Surname User-submission:
The Gadāya (गदाय) surname is derived from the words gad [nominal verb, Ātmanepada] and yate. It means 'to become sick', 'to become lazy'.
Gada Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 23,395 | 1:32,788 | 2,386 |
| Ethiopia | 4,346 | 1:22,445 | 2,857 |
| Nigeria | 3,213 | 1:55,133 | 4,182 |
| Egypt | 702 | 1:130,963 | 10,408 |
| Algeria | 551 | 1:70,112 | 11,399 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Niger | 480 | 1:39,983 | 2,141 |
| Zimbabwe | 441 | 1:35,007 | 5,404 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Benin | 400 | 1:25,839 | 3,466 |
| Iran | 386 | 1:198,918 | 16,095 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Afghanistan | 369 | 1:87,136 | 2,408 |
| United States | 366 | 1:990,325 | 73,323 |
| South Africa | 296 | 1:183,033 | 20,025 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Ivory Coast | 234 | 1:98,595 | 5,139 |
| Indonesia | 231 | 1:572,507 | 45,811 |
| Papua New Guinea | 158 | 1:51,606 | 6,482 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Pakistan | 106 | 1:1,685,320 | 17,438 |
| Thailand | 104 | 1:679,215 | 113,538 |
| Philippines | 98 | 1:1,033,043 | 87,420 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Israel | 87 | 1:98,364 | 11,357 |
| Brazil | 71 | 1:3,015,131 | 88,032 |
| France | 55 | 1:1,207,686 | 126,065 |
| Malaysia | 44 | 1:670,323 | 31,889 |
| Switzerland | 38 | 1:216,129 | 18,575 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Moldova | 31 | 1:114,883 | 13,240 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Taiwan | 24 | 1:976,864 | 6,814 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
The alternate forms: Gãda (1) are calculated separately.
Gada (23,392) may also be a first name.
Gada Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Gadāya (गदाय) surname is derived from the words gad [nominal verb, Ātmanepada] and yate. It means 'to become sick', 'to become lazy'.
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Gada Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gada Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gada (Arabic: غضي, Bengali: গাড়া, Georgian: გადა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺩﺍ, Hindi: गाडा, Marathi: गडा, Oriya: ଗଦା) has its highest incidence in India. It can appear as a variant: Gãda. For other potential spellings of Gada click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gada? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gada is the 14,268th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 186,573 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Gada are found; 62 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 33,629th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 23,392 people.
The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 23,395 people, or 1 in 32,788. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 51 percent live, Gujarat, where 30 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in 85 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
Gada Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gada has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gada surname increased 1,356 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 9,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gada Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (69%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Gada last name are 12.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.15% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gada earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.31% less than the national average, earning R 122,832 per year; in United States they earn 3.63% more than the national average, earning $44,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.72% more than the national average, earning $50,041 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gada Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gada in the Georgian language | ||
| გადა | gada | - |
| Gada in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଦା | gada | 85.6 |
| ଗଡା | gada | 5.1 |
| ଗାଡା | gada | 3.85 |
| ଗଡ଼ | gara | 0.98 |
| ଗଡ | gada | 0.89 |
| ଗାଦା | gada | 0.54 |
| ଗାଡ | gada | 0.27 |
| ଗଡ଼ା | gara | 0.27 |
| ଗାଦ | gada | 0.09 |
| ଗଦ | gada | 0.09 |
| ଗାଡ଼ | gara | 0.09 |
| ଗଣା | gana | 0.09 |
| ଗଢ଼ | garha | 0.09 |
| Gada in the Bengali language | ||
| গাড়া | gara | 84.21 |
| গদা | gada | 15.79 |
| Gada in the Marathi language | ||
| गडा | gada | 77.47 |
| गाडा | gada | 20.2 |
| गदा | gada | 1.49 |
| गादा | gada | 0.47 |
| ग़डा | gada | 0.04 |
| गद | gada | 0.01 |
| ग़ाडा | gada | 0.01 |
| गड | gada | 0.01 |
| गाडाा | gadaa | 0.01 |
| गाड | gada | 0.01 |
| Gada in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﺩﺍ | kada | 50 |
| ﻏﺪﻩ | ghdh | 25 |
| ﻛﺪﺍ | kda | 25 |
| Gada in the Hindi language | ||
| गाडा | gada | 48.58 |
| गडा | gada | 39.27 |
| गदा | gada | 9.11 |
| गादा | gada | 1.82 |
| गॉडा | goda | 0.4 |
| गेादा | geada | 0.2 |
| गाड़ा | gara | 0.2 |
| गााडा | gaada | 0.2 |
| Gada in the Arabic language | ||
| غضي | ghdy | - |
| غدا | ghda | - |
| غداء | ghda | - |
| غدي | ghdy | - |
| غادا | ghada | - |
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