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 Religious Adherence
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Gada Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gada Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gada (Arabic: غضي, Bengali: গাড়া, Georgian: გადა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺩﺍ, Hindi: गाडा, Marathi: गडा, Oriya: ଗଦା) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Gãda. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gada? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gada is the 14,268th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 186,573 people. The surname Gada is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Gada live; 62 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 33,629th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 23,392 people.
This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 23,395 people, or 1 in 32,788. In India Gada is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 51 percent reside, Gujarat, where 30 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent reside. Apart from India Gada occurs in 85 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.
Gada Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gada has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gada last name 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 carrying the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (69%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Gada are 12.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.15% registered to vote for 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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