Fadawa Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Fadawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Fadawa (59) may also be a first name.
Fadawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fadawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fadawa is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fadawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,746,821st most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Fadawa is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Fadawa reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Fadawa is also the 1,282,666th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 59 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 59 percent are found and North Region, where 41 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 40 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fadaiwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Fadawash | 86 | 6 | / |
| Fadawi | 83 | 1,258 | / |
| Fadawy | 83 | 161 | / |
| Vadawa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Fadewa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Fadawe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fedawa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fadawo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fadowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vadhawa | 77 | 45 | / |
| Fadaeva | 77 | 9 | / |
| Fadawei | 77 | 8 | / |
| Fadeewa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Fahdawi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fadouwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fadauba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fadoway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fadawer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fedaway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fatdaeva | 71 | 4 | / |
| Phadawat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vadhaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fahadawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foudawas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fedewa | 67 | 1,167 | / |
| Fadavi | 67 | 353 | / |
| Fadowo | 67 | 46 | / |
| Vadava | 67 | 38 | / |
| Fadeva | 67 | 25 | / |
| Fadova | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vadewa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fadabi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fadave | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fadoba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fadavy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fadaivash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vadowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vadawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fadabe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fadawa
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