Al Fadawi Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al Fadawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Fadawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1741:151,8707,522
Jordan1311:67,5005,862
Lebanon991:56,9404,461
Palestine231:197,7769,224
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Al Fadawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Fadawi is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Fadawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al Fadawi is the 686,443rd most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. The last name Al Fadawi is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Fadawi reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 59 percent reside in Levant.

The last name Al Fadawi is most widely held in Yemen, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 151,870. In Yemen Al Fadawi is most prevalent in: Ma'rib Governorate, where 95 percent are found, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 2 percent are found and Dhamar Governorate, where 2 percent are found. Other than Yemen this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 30 percent are found and Lebanon, where 23 percent are found.

Al Fadawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Al Fadawi last name is principally Greek Orthodox (88%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Fahdawi9522/
Al Faidawi959/
Al Fadhawi951/
Al Fahadawi901/
Al-Fadawi891/
Al Fedawi891/
Al-Fahdawi848/
Al Fadhabi844/
Al-Fahadawi803/
Al-Vadawi781/
Al-Faydawee702/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Fadawi
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