Gadag Surname

61,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gadag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gadag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,1451:94,1766,217
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gadag (56) may also be a first name.

Gadag Last Name Facts

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

Gadag (Marathi: गडग, Oriya: ଗଡଗ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gadag? popularity and diffusion

Gadag is the 61,338th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 888,725 people. The last name Gadag is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gadag are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most common forename globally. It is borne by 56 people.

The last name Gadag is most numerous in India, where it is held by 8,145 people, or 1 in 94,176. In India it is primarily found in: Karnataka, where 53 percent live, Maharashtra, where 40 percent live and Gujarat, where 3 percent live. Besides India Gadag exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 0 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Gadag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gadag has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gadag last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghadag91117/
Gadhag9112/
Gadagh9111/
Gasdag917/
Gaddag912/
Gadgag912/
Gadaag911/
Gaudag911/
Gaadag911/
Adag89446/
Ghadagh8310/
Gadague838/
Ghadaig831/
Ghaddag831/
Gadak80275/
Hadag80262/
Addag8042/
Gadog8040/
Atdag8040/
Audag8039/
Adagh8034/
Godag8026/
Gadac8020/
Adaig8014/
Ajdag8011/
Aydag8010/
Gedag808/
Adags802/
Adhag802/
Eadag801/
Aadag801/
Adagg801/
Gadax801/
Adaag801/
Adaug800/
Gadaigue771/
Gadakh738,599/
Haddag731,095/
Gaydak73182/
Gajdak73148/
Asdagh73132/
Ghadak7351/
Gadaix7347/
Adague7335/
Gaydac7334/
Gaudak7331/
Gadhac7327/
Hadagg7324/
Gadake7323/
Gosdag7322/
Gaddac7322/
Ghodag7311/
Gadhak738/
Gaidak737/
Gadaik737/
Gaudac736/
Gadeac735/
Adaagh734/
Goudag734/
Gadakk733/
Gadaqe733/
Ngadak733/
Gaidac732/
Ghedag732/
Gaddak732/
Hadhag732/
Adaggs731/
Hadaag731/
Adeagh731/
Gedagh731/
Godagh731/
Hadaug731/
Hadagh731/
Ghadaq731/
Gaddog731/
Aadagh731/
Adagke731/
Adeagc731/
Goddag731/
Adak67136,663/
Odag67318/
Adog67234/
Ghadake67215/
Gadakhe6783/
Gajdacs6734/
Gadhakh6726/
Adac6725/
Aidehag6720/
Adaq6710/
Gadakkh677/
Gaudake675/
Adax675/
Achdaig674/
Gaidacs674/
Gadhake673/
Nggadak673/
Ghaidac673/
Adagova671/
Gadahak671/
Gaddake671/
Hadeagh671/
Adahagh671/
Gaudhak671/
Goodagh671/
Ghadauk671/
Ghadhak671/
Gadhaik671/

Gadag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gadag in the Marathi language
गडगgadaga93.39
गदगgadaga3.46
गडकgadaka1.35
गाडगgadaga0.12
गडागgadaga0.12
गदागgadaga0.08
गदमgadama0.08
गडमgadama0.04
गडपgadapa0.04
गडग़gadaga0.04
गडजgadaja0.04
गडहgadaha0.04
गडगुgadagu0.04
Gadag in the Oriya language
ଗଡଗgadaga66.67
ଗଦଗgadaga33.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gadag
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