Fadason Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fadason Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fadason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6681:265,18415,175
England11:55,718,059489,080

Fadason (92) may also be a first name.

Fadason Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fadason is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Fadason click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fadason? popularity and diffusion

Fadason is the 493,936th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,893,193 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fadason are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fadason is also the 992,070th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 92 people.

The surname Fadason is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 668 people, or 1 in 265,184. In Nigeria Fadason is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 67 percent are found, Taraba, where 17 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found.

Fadason Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fadahson9312/
Fadajon8621/
Fadahsen805/
Fadaiseun753/
Feidayson750/
Vadasan71104/
Fadajan7116/
Fadasem714/
Fadosun713/
Vadhasan673/
Vaidasan673/
Fadouzan671/
Fahadhassan671/
Fadocoun671/
Vadaszan671/
Vaidhasen633/
Faddagian631/
Vaidahusen591/
Vadosan5733/
Vadazan572/
Feidacan533/
Vadeusen531/
Vadeisanh504/

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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 Fadason
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