Prado Surname

1,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Panama

Prado Surname Definition:

One who came from Prado (meadow), the name of several places in Spain; dweller in a meadow or in a pasture.

From the latin "patum" - a meadow. One living near a meadow.

Galician name traced to Infante de Leon whose son, born to a maid in the meadow (Prado) took this name.

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Prado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil84,2071:2,542243
Mexico55,8351:2,223319
Philippines32,3591:3,129227
Peru25,3521:1,254193
United States22,2771:16,2712,063
Colombia20,0981:2,377445
Argentina17,7301:2,411316
Spain16,9621:2,756327
Venezuela16,9131:1,786318
Ecuador8,4011:1,893335
Chile7,4611:2,361411
Cuba7,1201:1,618247
Angola6,1131:4,415642
Bolivia5,8241:1,823345
Nicaragua4,9521:1,216242
Costa Rica4,6391:1,030206
Guatemala4,2331:3,799566
Panama4,1211:949177
Puerto Rico1,8341:1,936201
France1,1301:58,7817,889
Uruguay1,0951:3,134374
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Portugal9151:11,386954
Dominican Republic8171:12,770981
Honduras6651:13,258717
El Salvador6281:10,102685
Paraguay6041:11,981623
Canada2711:135,96214,055
Russia2701:533,78948,476
Australia2651:101,87111,478
Italy2021:302,75637,937
England1871:297,95822,741
Singapore1331:41,4111,573
Thailand1191:593,600101,063
Germany1041:774,09157,434
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Japan621:2,062,00528,203
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Guam211:7,6251,143
Kazakhstan211:842,02452,736
São Tomé and Príncipe201:8,871586
Curaçao191:8,276277
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Andorra151:5,5891,076
Belize151:23,6981,879
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Austria111:774,13064,097
China101:136,732,1577,199
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Cape Verde71:75,6632,587
India71:109,580,769786,157
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Macau21:300,8151,009
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

The alternate forms: Pradò (1) & Prádo (1) are calculated separately.

Prado (919) may also be a first name.

Prado Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Prado (meadow), the name of several places in Spain; dweller in a meadow or in a pasture.

From the latin "patum" - a meadow. One living near a meadow.

Galician name traced to Infante de Leon whose son, born to a maid in the meadow (Prado) took this name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Prado Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prado (Arabic: برادو, Hindi: प्रदो, Russian: Прадо) is found most in Brazil. It can appear as a variant: Pradò or Prádo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prado? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,522nd most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 20,488 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Prado live; 53 percent live in South America and 24 percent live in Luso-South America. Prado is also the 267,324th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 919 people.

It is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 84,207 people, or 1 in 2,542. In Brazil Prado is most common in: São Paulo, where 45 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent are found and Paraná, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this surname is found in 116 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 16 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.

Prado Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prado has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prado surname expanded 40,504 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 9,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prado Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Prado surname are 42.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Prado earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 48.91% less than the national average, earning €15,341 per year; in Peru they earn 0.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,429 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.54% less than the national average, earning $21,670,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.34% less than the national average, earning $38,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.52% less than the national average, earning $47,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pradò931/
Prádo931/
Prados9111,583/
Pradoo91239/
Pradot9191/
Praido9121/
Pradou9113/
Przado9113/
Pradop916/
Praado913/
Pradoz912/
Praddo912/
Pradoa911/
Pprado911/
Praudo911/
Preado911/
Prasdo911/
Pradoux83280/
Pradosh83182/
Pradoÿþ831/
Pradhos831/
Pradosz831/
Praddos830/
Prada8074,554/
Prodo80142/
Predo80138/
Preaudot7710/
Pradhosh771/
Praddoch770/
Pradas736,361/
Predoi731,364/
Pradap73844/
Pradha73638/
Pradat73520/
Prasda73386/
Pradad73170/
Prajda73137/
Prauda73127/
Przada73121/
Produo7354/
Pradeu7338/
Pradah7326/
Pradáč7317/
Przodo7315/
Prodos738/
Prgada735/
Pradda733/
Pradaz733/
Pradau733/
Praida733/
Prodot732/
Prayda732/
Predoy732/
Proydo732/
Prodoo732/
Pradga731/
Preudo731/
Pradás731/
Pradaa731/
Phrada731/
Prodho731/
Preddo730/
Prodoa730/
Pradhap67331/
Prodous67256/
Pradaud67135/
Prasdad6755/
Pradaha6741/
Phraeda6739/
Prodouz6738/
Pradash6727/
Pradaux6720/
Pradhad6716/
Pradhat676/
Pradhah675/
Prashda674/
Pradaut672/
Prodost672/
Pradatt672/
Praydas671/
Pradhaa671/
Prodosh671/
Prosdad671/
Praadas671/
Praasda671/
Prasdha671/
Pradaph671/
Pradasd671/
Pradhas671/
Prahada671/
Prodoth671/

Prado Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prado in the Hindi language
प्रदोprado-
Prado in the Russian language
Прадоprado-
Prado in the Arabic language
برادوbradw-

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Prado Reference & Research

Prado DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Prado FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prado
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