Kado Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

Kado Surname

42,511^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 12,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Nigeria

Highest density in:

Micronesia

Kado Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kado Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Nigeria	3,540	1:50,040	3,832
Niger	1,910	1:10,048	768
Japan	1,117	1:114,453	6,534
Tanzania	725	1:73,023	7,622
Thailand	574	1:123,063	18,495
DR Congo	554	1:133,357	14,248
United States	437	1:829,425	63,547
Egypt	397	1:231,576	16,276
Indonesia	366	1:361,337	31,136
Pakistan	281	1:635,743	9,913
Philippines	277	1:365,481	48,460
Fiji	220	1:4,065	748
Poland	187	1:203,255	27,063
Kenya	178	1:259,438	17,397
Uganda	173	1:225,661	17,396
Cameroon	161	1:129,000	14,584
Lebanon	141	1:39,979	3,676
Benin	138	1:74,896	8,970
Ivory Coast	111	1:207,849	8,785
Russia	84	1:1,715,751	112,504
Brazil	71	1:3,015,131	88,032
India	69	1:11,116,890	206,545
Turkey	50	1:1,556,428	59,823
Canada	44	1:837,400	65,151
Zimbabwe	38	1:406,269	36,425
South Africa	36	1:1,504,936	77,557
Micronesia	32	1:3,320	514
Papua New Guinea	28	1:291,204	39,406
Malaysia	28	1:1,053,365	46,873
Germany	27	1:2,981,684	140,707
Mexico	25	1:4,965,048	29,049
Solomon Islands	22	1:26,365	5,164
Belarus	21	1:452,431	44,053
Ukraine	17	1:2,677,806	165,194
Argentina	17	1:2,514,318	114,515
Bhutan	12	1:51,337	653
Burkina Faso	12	1:1,529,342	12,810
Afghanistan	11	1:2,923,017	17,932
Ethiopia	9	1:10,838,474	14,518
Serbia	9	1:793,883	26,061
Malawi	9	1:1,902,123	19,532
Sweden	9	1:1,094,084	81,336
Croatia	7	1:604,086	40,820
England	6	1:9,286,343	223,652
Netherlands	5	1:3,377,435	111,911
Saudi Arabia	4	1:7,713,954	37,548
Australia	4	1:6,748,925	181,100
France	4	1:16,605,680	368,153
Central African Republic	4	1:1,128,848	387
Denmark	3	1:1,881,572	67,227
Cambodia	3	1:5,162,382	10,688
Switzerland	3	1:2,737,638	105,941
China	3	1:455,773,855	21,925
Taiwan	3	1:7,814,915	41,694
Syria	2	1:9,650,511	17,817
Armenia	2	1:1,465,090	16,492
Zambia	2	1:7,924,961	45,994
Belgium	2	1:5,748,322	130,559
Iran	2	1:38,391,262	236,033
New Zealand	2	1:2,264,162	49,210
Congo	1	1:4,989,096	34,171
Cuba	1	1:11,522,716	17,380
Albania	1	1:2,914,055	29,474
Iraq	1	1:35,021,654	31,813
Uruguay	1	1:3,431,758	38,295
Algeria	1	1:38,631,551	130,422
United Arab Emirates	1	1:9,162,273	135,437
Estonia	1	1:1,321,804	40,178
Finland	1	1:5,496,702	84,025
Israel	1	1:8,557,634	182,558
Cook Islands	1	1:18,179	1,485
Austria	1	1:8,515,435	118,036
Kazakhstan	1	1:17,682,496	204,010
Bulgaria	1	1:6,978,905	86,260
Chile	1	1:17,616,474	93,597
Chad	1	1:13,592,199	13,092
Spain	1	1:46,752,036	156,870
Morocco	1	1:34,476,099	111,471
Slovakia	1	1:5,336,450	140,422
Burundi	1	1:9,804,852	2,349
Northern Cyprus	1	1:319,011	10,202
Norway	1	1:5,142,286	129,201
Qatar	1	1:2,357,999	76,403
Iceland	1	1:380,090	11,096
Bolivia	1	1:10,616,434	17,077

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	23	1:2,183,421	107,224

The alternate forms: Kadó (1) are calculated separately.

Kado (5,520) may also be a first name.

Kado Demographics

Kado Religious Adherence
in Russia

Sample size: 7 (2016)

Religious Adherence
in Russia

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Kado Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kado (Arabic: كادو, Bengali: কাদো, Hindi: काडो, Marathi: कादो, Oriya: କାେଦା, Russian: Кадо, Tibetan: དཀར་མདོག།) is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as: Kadó. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

Kado is the 42,511^th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 594,756 people. The surname Kado occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Kado live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 30 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kado is also the 90,351^st most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 5,520 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,540 people, or 1 in 50,040. In Nigeria Kado is primarily concentrated in: Katsina, where 55 percent are found, Zamfara, where 8 percent are found and Kano, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 84 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 16 percent are found and Japan, where 9 percent are found.

Kado Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kado has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kado surname grew 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kado Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (57%) in Russia, Christian (67%) in Kenya, Maronite (98%) in Lebanon and Muslim (73%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Kado are 12.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.66% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kado earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.71% less than the national average, earning R 155,160 per year; in United States they earn 29.03% more than the national average, earning $55,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.42% less than the national average, earning $48,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Kadó	92	1	/
Kadoi	89	6,110	/
Kaido	89	2,212	/
Kadou	89	775	/
Kadoo	89	721	/
Kaddo	89	190	/
Kaudo	89	140	/
Khado	89	139	/
Kaydo	89	137	/
Kadoh	89	67	/
Kadoy	89	56	/
Kaado	89	49	/
Kajdo	89	31	/
Kadho	89	28	/
Kadoj	89	22	/
Keado	89	20	/
Kaduo	89	20	/
Kadoa	89	18	/
Kadoš	89	4	/
Kadgo	89	2	/
Kaïdo	89	1	/
Kahdo	89	1	/
Kadoch	80	874	/
Khadoo	80	727	/
Kadoić	80	524	/
Kaddou	80	265	/
Kadohe	80	184	/
Kadouh	80	75	/
Kaidoo	80	72	/
Kajdos	80	52	/
Kahdoh	80	49	/
Khaddo	80	47	/
Khadou	80	25	/
Kaydos	80	24	/
Kaidou	80	22	/
Kaadoo	80	21	/
Khaido	80	18	/
Kahado	80	14	/
Kaadou	80	14	/
Kadoič	80	14	/
Kaydoo	80	12	/
Kaidoh	80	10	/
Khadoj	80	7	/
Kaddoh	80	7	/
Kaddoj	80	6	/
Khadoi	80	6	/
Kaadoy	80	4	/
Kadoph	80	4	/
Kaedoh	80	4	/
Kaydou	80	2	/
Khaedo	80	2	/
Keadho	80	2	/
Khadod	80	1	/
Kadhot	80	1	/
Khaydo	80	1	/
Kaudho	80	1	/
Kaudou	80	1	/
Kashdo	80	1	/
Khaudo	80	1	/
Kaideo	80	1	/
Kaidho	80	1	/
Kaidoy	80	1	/
Kadooa	80	1	/
Kadosz	80	1	/
Kaaddo	80	1	/
Kqadou	80	1	/
Kaydot	80	1	/
Kkadoi	80	1	/
Kaddoo	80	1	/
Kaydoi	80	1	/
Kada	75	51,762	/
Kodo	75	14,577	/
Cado	75	3,190	/
Qado	75	3,026	/
Kedo	75	2,885	/
Kédo	75	1	/
Khadooj	73	1,956	/
Khaddou	73	447	/
Khaidoo	73	314	/
Kadouch	73	157	/
Kaddouh	73	113	/
Kaddouz	73	61	/
Kaydouh	73	15	/
Khaidou	73	14	/
Khadohe	73	11	/
Kadoich	73	10	/
Kaddoch	73	8	/
Khadoos	73	5	/
Kajdouh	73	4	/
Khadoud	73	4	/
Kahdouh	73	4	/
Kahadoy	73	3	/
Khadooa	73	2	/
Kaydoss	73	1	/
Kaiddou	73	1	/
Khaddoh	73	1	/
Khadost	73	1	/
Kaudous	73	1	/
Khhadou	73	1	/
Kajdosz	73	1	/
Kadoush	73	1	/
Kadaowa	73	1	/
Gkaidos	73	1	/
Gkaidou	73	1	/
Kaàdoud	73	1	/
Khaddoj	73	1	/
Kaidouh	73	1	/
Khada	67	51,434	/
Kaida	67	6,451	/
Kadah	67	4,803	/
Cadot	67	4,155	/
Koido	67	3,350	/
Kauda	67	2,052	/
Kadda	67	1,812	/
Kajda	67	1,660	/
Caido	67	1,221	/
Kadha	67	1,205	/
Koudo	67	1,170	/
Kadaş	67	948	/
Kodoa	67	941	/
Cadou	67	907	/
Kayda	67	782	/
Kaada	67	561	/
Kodou	67	492	/
Kodoo	67	491	/
Keddo	67	472	/
Kedoh	67	435	/
Caedo	67	430	/
Kaddouch	67	411	/
Cadoy	67	396	/
Qados	67	327	/
Keudo	67	313	/
Cadoo	67	296	/
Kadaï	67	269	/
Kodoi	67	255	/
Cadoz	67	255	/
Kadeu	67	185	/
Caddo	67	177	/
Koduo	67	171	/
Caudo	67	164	/
Kedoo	67	164	/
Kaeda	67	137	/
Koddo	67	108	/
Keido	67	106	/
Cados	67	105	/
Gcado	67	105	/
Kadaa	67	101	/
Koydo	67	100	/
Kadga	67	98	/
Kodoy	67	68	/
Koodo	67	68	/
Khodo	67	67	/
Kodoh	67	63	/
Kadaňová	67	61	/
Kodho	67	51	/
Qadoo	67	38	/
Kotdo	67	34	/
Kuido	67	33	/
Kad'a	67	28	/
Kaadouch	67	28	/
Keydo	67	23	/
Katda	67	17	/
Khedo	67	17	/
Kedoi	67	16	/
Kojdo	67	15	/
Kadaś	67	13	/
Kedho	67	12	/
Keedo	67	12	/
Cadoj	67	11	/
Kkada	67	10	/
Kağda	67	10	/
Kadohova	67	9	/
Qaddo	67	9	/
Keada	67	9	/
Kadağ	67	9	/
Kahda	67	8	/
Kodoň	67	8	/
Qadou	67	5	/
Keïdo	67	5	/
Kadahová	67	4	/
Kodgo	67	4	/
Casdo	67	4	/
Cajdo	67	4	/
Koedo	67	3	/
Caydo	67	3	/
Cahdo	67	3	/
Caído	67	3	/
Qadoi	67	2	/
Qadoh	67	2	/
Khaddoud	67	2	/
Khaudhoh	67	1	/
Kuodo	67	1	/
Quado	67	1	/
Cadop	67	1	/
Ketdo	67	1	/
Kahaidou	67	1	/
Kohdo	67	1	/
Koîdo	67	1	/
Qadho	67	1	/
Gkada	67	1	/
Caado	67	1	/
Cadod	67	1	/
Catdo	67	1	/
Khaddous	67	1	/
Kgada	67	1	/
Kgodo	67	1	/
Khaydous	67	1	/
Caduo	67	1	/
Khaidoha	67	1	/
Khaydoha	67	1	/

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Kado Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Kado in the Bengali language
কাদো	kado	-
Kado in the Oriya language
କାେଦା	kaeda	69.57
କାେଡା	kaeda	17.39
କାଡ	kada	13.04
Kado in the Hindi language
काडो	kado	66
कदो	kado	12
काड़ो	karo	10
कडो	kado	8
कादो	kado	4
Kado in the Tibetan language
དཀར་མདོག།	kardok	55.07
དཀར་རྡོ།	kardo	15.07
དཀར་མདོ།	kardo	8.7
དཀར་མདོག་	kardok	7.25
དཀར་རྡོ་	kardo	4.35
དཀའ་མདོག།	kadok	1.74
དཀའ་རྡོ་	kado	0.87
ཀ་རྡོ།	kado	0.87
དཀར་དོ།	kardo	0.87
དཀའ་རྡོ།	kado	0.87
དཀར་དོག།	kardok	0.58
ཀ་རྡོ་	kado	0.58
དཀར་མདོག	kardok	0.58
ཀཱ་རྡོ།	kado	0.29
དཀར་དོག་	kardok	0.29
བཀའ་སྡོད།	kadö	0.29
དཀར་སྒོ་	kargo	0.29
དཀའ་མདོ།	kado	0.29
ཀ་མདོག།	kadok	0.29
དཀར་	kar	0.29
དཀའ་དོག།	kadok	0.29
ཀ་མདོག་	kadok	0.29
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Kado in the Marathi language
कादो	kado	46.67
काडो	kado	26.67
कवडॉ	kavado	13.33
कदो	kado	13.33
Kado in the Russian language
Кадо	kado	-
Kado in the Arabic language
كادو	kadw	-

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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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Kado Surname

Kado Surname

Kado Surname Distribution Map

Kado Demographics

Kado Last Name Facts

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

How Common Is The Last Name Kado? popularity and diffusion

Kado Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

Kado Last Name Statistics demography

Phonetically Similar Names

Kado Name Transliterations

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Footnotes

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

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

Kado Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

Kado Last Name Statistics ^demography