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

The last name Gads (Arabic: غدس, Marathi: गडा, Russian: Гадс) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 2,220,661^st most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Gads reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198^th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 2,118,565. In Germany Gads is most prevalent in: Berlin, where 39 percent reside, Hamburg, where 29 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 24 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Gads Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gads has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gads last name decreased 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.