View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

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

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

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

Gado is the 5,868^th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 75,797 people. It occurs predominantly 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. Gado is also the 21,210^th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 42,350 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 34,526 people, or 1 in 556. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Dosso Region, where 33 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 22 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 20 percent are found. Other than Niger Gado occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.

Gado Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gado has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gado surname grew 2,009 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gado Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Gado last name are 11.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.22% being registered to vote for 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.