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 carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fadawa? popularity and diffusion
Fadawa is the 2,746,821st most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname 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. It is also the 1,282,666th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 59 people.
The last name Fadawa is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 59 percent live and North Region, where 41 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 40 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
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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