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

The last name Gado (Arabic: غادو, Bengali: গাড়ো, Hindi: गदो, Marathi: गदो, Oriya: ଗଡ, Russian: Гадьо, Tibetan: དགའ་རྡོ།) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Gadó or Gaďo. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Gado is the 5,868^th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 75,797 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Gado are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 21,210^th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 42,350 people.

The surname Gado is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 34,526 people, or 1 in 556. In Niger Gado is primarily concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 33 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 22 percent live and Maradi Region, where 20 percent live. Beside Niger it occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Gado Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gado has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gado last name rose 2,009 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gado Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gado last name is predominantly Muslim (82%) in Nigeria and Catholic (44%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gado surname are 11.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Gado earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.76% less than the national average, earning R 119,388 per year; in United States they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning $42,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% more than the national average, earning $50,643 CAD per year.