Fadafa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Fadafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fadafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Fadafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fadafa occurs most in Benin. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Fadafa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fadafa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Fadafa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fadafa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Fadafa is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin Fadafa is mostly concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 40 percent are found, Collines Department, where 40 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fadafad9239/
Fadazfa921/
Fadafi836/
Fadafe832/
Fadofai771/
Faidefai711/
Fadeafiz711/
Fadofe6723/
Vaidafy6216/
Vajdafy6212/
Fadoufe622/
Vajdaffy574/
Vaidafyi571/

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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 Fadafa
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