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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།) occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gadó or Gaďo. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 5,868^th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 75,797 people. Gado is mostly 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 frequently used forename world-wide, held by 42,350 people.

It is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 34,526 people, or 1 in 556. In Niger Gado is most numerous in: Dosso Region, where 33 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 22 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Niger it is found in 79 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.

Gado Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gado has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,009 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gado Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally 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 with the Democratic Party 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.