Fadan Surname

278,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Fadan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fadan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland3361:10,417639
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Indonesia1781:742,97357,103
Yemen1661:159,1897,721
Iraq1621:216,1834,877
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
India311:24,744,045333,161
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fadan (640) may also be a first name.

Fadan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fadan (Bengali: ফডন, Hindi: फदन, Marathi: फाडन, Oriya: ଫଦାନ) is more frequently found in Somaliland than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fadan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 278,370th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,242,839 people. The last name Fadan is mostly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Fadan live; 44 percent live in West Asia and 32 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 328,833rd most widespread first name internationally, held by 640 people.

The surname Fadan is most widely held in Somaliland, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 10,417. Besides Somaliland this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Fadan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fadan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fadan surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fadan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fadang91970/
Fadane91819/
Faidan91221/
Faddan91189/
Fahdan91102/
Faudan9155/
Fadgan9144/
Fadhan9143/
Fadant917/
Fadean911/
Fadand911/
Fadaun911/
Fadann911/
Fadanne83494/
Faidane83171/
Fadahun83133/
Faddane8317/
Faidang8311/
Faudhan8310/
Fahadan837/
Fadasin834/
Fadahan834/
Feadahn831/
Fadaine831/
Fadamne831/
Fahddan831/
Faudang831/
Faydang831/
Vadan802,560/
Fadam802,492/
Fedan801,590/
Fadon80910/
Fadón8017/
Fodan8011/
Fadanova7722/
Faidatin7710/
Fadausin771/
Fasdahan771/
Vadhan731,627/
Faudon73543/
Vaudan73509/
Vadean73436/
Faidon73186/
Fadone73103/
Fadoon7398/
Vaddan7380/
Vaidan7365/
Fadoun7352/
Faidam7324/
Fetdan7320/
Vadann7313/
Fadong7313/
Phadan7312/
Foudan739/
Vaadan739/
Vahdan739/
Fadaam738/
Faydon735/
Fedain733/
Fadham733/
Fodang733/
Faddon732/
Feidan731/
Fadein731/
Fadonn731/
Faadam731/
Fatdon731/
Fodane731/
Vhadan731/
Feddan731/
Faddam731/
Fajdam731/
Fehdan731/
Fosdan731/
Feydan731/
Feadon730/
Fodhan730/
Fasdon730/
Faedon730/
Faydanova711/
Fadangowa711/
Phadang67596/
Vaidean67381/
Faudone6787/
Vadhain6762/
Vaidhan6723/
Faudhon6716/
Vaddhan6710/
Phadhan679/
Fadosin678/
Vadhaan676/
Vaiddan675/
Vadhaun675/
Vahadan674/
Vaudhan674/
Fadasem674/
Vaedean673/
Phaidan672/
Foudang672/
Phadane672/
Vaudean671/
Faeddon671/
Faidong671/
Vhadhan671/
Vaedhan671/
Vaidain671/
Vaidayn671/
Vaadhan671/
Fehdahn671/
Vaidaan671/
Fahadon671/
Foudhan671/
Phadain671/
Phadand671/
Faddein670/

Fadan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fadan in the Bengali language
ফডনphadana-
Fadan in the Marathi language
फाडनphadana92.68
फांडनphandana4.88
फादनphadana2.44
Fadan in the Oriya language
ଫଦାନphadana50
ଫଦନphadana50
Fadan in the Hindi language
फदनphadana40
फादनphadana20
फदानphadana20
फड़नpharana20

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