Dada is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dada
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Dada

How popular is Dada?

Dada is common in Nigeria.

Dada is ranked 11590 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Dadas grew by 57.82946 per cent to 1018 since 2000 and ranked 24554 after elevating 8826 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 53.73 48.06
White 19.45 18.6
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 17.19 18.45
Others 5.4 11.32
Dada is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nigeria which signifies that it is originated from Nigeria. Around 46132 people have been found who wears Dada as their family name. Dada is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
39,450 Moldova8
37,779 Serbia1
153,416 Italy1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,275 Costa Rica36
4,554 Senegal14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
17,098 Zimbabwe100
38,452 Spain57
26,491 Czech Republic57
Countries with hundreds of Dada:
1,342 Burkina Faso944
9,735 South Africa657
736 Mauritania540
28,858 Tanzania134
31,803 Canada105
Countries with thousands of Dada:
13,824 India3,283
11,658 Indonesia1,069
Countries with ten thousands of Dada:
661 Nigeria39,126

Immigrants to US

From Italy

Giuseppe Dada worked as farmer and hailed from Italy. 18 years old embarked for Paterson from Havre on La Normandie and arrived on December 30, 1895.

Comments

C
Cherlyn Ryan
 Dada is a derivative of the surname onomatopoeic root dad, representing a nickname that is applied to a stupid person, simpleton.

Dada Namesakes

  • Aimani Dadaeva, Zaur Dadaev's mother
  • Amin Dada, Idi Amin's father
  • Ania Dadak, Wanda Półtawska's daughter
  • Apostolis Dadatsis, Musical Artist
  • Aslı Dadak, Film Art Director
  • Aimani Dadaeva, Zaur Dadaev's mother
  • Azer Dadashev, Film Score Composer
  • Azer Dadashev, Film Score Composer
  • Bashir Dada, Actor
  • Bhargav Dada, Manya Surve's brother
  • In 2014 thriller flick, The Antique, Omowunmi Dada characterized Uyi's Friend.
  • Adam Dada played central character of Eli Shepard in 2015 action and crime film The Profesional.

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