Fadao Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fadao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fadao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Fadao (22) may also be a first name.

Fadao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fadao is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fadao.

How Common Is The Last Name Fadao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fadao is the 4,116,508th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Fadao reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 22 people.

It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,038,453. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 55 percent are found and North Region, where 45 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 9 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fadaou912/
Faadao911/
Faddaoi831/
Vadao802,318/
Fodao804/
Fadoa800/
Fadaouss771/
Fadoua731,827/
Faudoa731,168/
Vadaeo73245/
Vadaoh7377/
Fadaua7321/
Feidao732/
Fadouo731/
Fadeua731/
Faduoo731/
Fadaiya6747/
Faudoas6714/
Faadaua677/
Vadhaoh677/
Vadahao672/
Fadouas671/
Fadouop671/
Fadayia671/
Fadouah671/
Vaidaho671/
Feddaoi671/
Fadohou671/
Fadayya671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fadao
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