Fadama Surname
Approximately 700 people bear this surname
Fadama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 489 | 1:362,255 | 19,428 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Fadama (1,598) may also be a first name.
Fadama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fadama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fadama (Marathi: फादमा) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fadama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 477,400th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 10,410,780 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Fadama are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 193,348th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 1,598 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 489 people, or 1 in 362,255. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Zamfara, where 60 percent are found, Sokoto, where 25 percent are found and Niger, where 6 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fadamas | 92 | 12 | / |
| Fadamad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fadamai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fahadama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fadami | 83 | 702 | / |
| Fedama | 83 | 411 | / |
| Vadama | 83 | 141 | / |
| Fadoma | 83 | 42 | / |
| Fadamo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fadema | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fodama | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fadame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foudama | 77 | 491 | / |
| Fadameh | 77 | 278 | / |
| Fadouma | 77 | 25 | / |
| Vadamay | 77 | 6 | / |
| Vaïdama | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vadamma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vaidama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Faidema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fadamou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Faydami | 77 | 2 | / |
| Phadama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fadhema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fadamho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vadamah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fadaami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fadomai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vadhama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaddama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fadeima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faudemay | 71 | 24 | / |
| Vaidamma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vaidamah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Faidemma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vaïdamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaddamau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaddamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vadeamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vadhamah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vadhamay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fahdatmi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foudaima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaidamai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vadame | 67 | 336 | / |
| Vedama | 67 | 104 | / |
| Vadami | 67 | 31 | / |
| Fadomo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Fademo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fedema | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vadema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fadahamid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fadomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fodema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fodamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaidhamah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vadamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vodama | 67 | 1 | / |
Fadama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fadama in the Marathi language | ||
| फादमा | phadama | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fadama
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