Fadel Surname

1,689th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Fadel Surname User-submission:

This is an Arabic surname - فضل or Fạ̄dil - meaning 'virtuous', 'generous' or 'excellent'.

Fadel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq167,3991:20935
Egypt46,7381:1,967277
Yemen21,6901:1,218175
Syria16,7111:1,155151
Libya14,0501:44475
Saudi Arabia10,2951:2,997388
Morocco10,0881:3,418319
Algeria9,3551:4,130631
Lebanon8,0211:703126
Sudan4,7601:7,8801,122
Oman2,9841:1,236173
Brazil2,0451:104,6823,938
Chad1,6371:8,3031,149
United States1,2271:295,40327,336
United Arab Emirates9751:9,3971,184
France8711:76,26010,716
Jordan7361:12,0142,115
Indonesia6771:195,34618,594
Kuwait6171:6,160853
Argentina6011:71,1206,041
Mauritania5951:6,882775
Italy4741:129,02320,930
Bahrain3971:3,397571
Palestine3591:12,6712,370
Canada3031:121,60312,764
Qatar2121:11,1231,229
Spain1641:285,07317,466
Israel1491:57,4347,375
Germany1271:633,90150,033
Sweden971:101,5137,360
England871:640,43737,483
Niger771:249,2477,915
Australia731:369,80430,692
Chile671:262,9327,829
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Venezuela381:794,84412,955
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Ivory Coast301:769,04120,891
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Tunisia231:26,5494,038
Greece221:503,62763,727
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Senegal171:857,6082,905
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
India111:69,733,217610,955
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Austria101:851,54467,454
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Togo91:805,3086,372
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Norway61:857,04855,549
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
China41:341,830,39216,990
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Fádel (4) & Fadél (1) are calculated separately.

Fadel (163,021) may also be a first name.

Fadel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Arabic surname - فضل or Fạ̄dil - meaning 'virtuous', 'generous' or 'excellent'.

- curiousme

Fadel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fadel (Arabic: الفاضل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺿﻞ, Hindi: फादेल, Marathi: फडेल, Russian: Фадель) occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Fádel or Fadél. For other possible spellings of Fadel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fadel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,689th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,403 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Fadel are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 59 percent are found in Levant. Fadel is also the 6,455th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 163,021 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is borne by 167,399 people, or 1 in 209. Beside Iraq it is found in 104 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 14 percent reside and Yemen, where 7 percent reside.

Fadel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fadel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fadel surname increased 9,438 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fadel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fadel surname is predominantly Shiite (43%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Fadel are 13.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Fadel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 12.53% less than the national average, earning €26,268 per year; in Peru they earn 201.8% more than the national average, earning S/. 58,504 per year; in South Africa they earn 42.62% more than the national average, earning R 338,916 per year; in United States they earn 26.44% more than the national average, earning $54,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.54% more than the national average, earning $56,909 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fádel934/
Fadél931/
Fadeel918,340/
Faudel91358/
Fadell91336/
Fadiel91332/
Fadael91134/
Faddel9197/
Faydel9167/
Fajdel9165/
Faidel9146/
Fahdel9116/
Faduel9111/
Faadel914/
Fatdel911/
Fadehl911/
Ffadel911/
Fadl8994,360/
Faddell8352/
Faidell8334/
Faudell838/
Faidiel837/
Fahdiel836/
Feadell831/
Fasdell830/
Fadil8046,835/
Vadel805,194/
Fedel802,465/
Fadhl80426/
Fadyl80152/
Fadll80139/
Fodel80134/
Faidl809/
Faadl804/
Fahdl801/
Faddl801/
Faedl801/
Fadlh801/
Hfadl801/
Fadelova774/
Vadell732,012/
Feydel73598/
Fedell73218/
Vaudel73193/
Feidel73107/
Fodell7380/
Feudel7377/
Foidel7351/
Fhadil7344/
Faddil7341/
Fahdil7335/
Foydel7331/
Faidil7331/
Fediel7319/
Fadill7317/
Pfadil7313/
Feddel7310/
Foudel739/
Vaidel738/
Phadel737/
Fodael735/
Faadil735/
Vajdel734/
Fodiel734/
Feedel733/
Fadgli733/
Vaduel732/
Foodel731/
Vhadel731/
Vadehl731/
Faudil731/
Fuidel731/
Fojdel731/
Faduul731/
Ffadil731/
Fadild731/
Faddll731/
Fadgil731/
Fadhll731/
Fadilh731/
Fosdel730/
Foddel730/
Foedel730/
Fajdelová7114/
Fajdelova711/
Phadael6793/
Fedl6770/
Vadl6764/
Fachdil678/
Vaudell676/
Phaudel676/
Phadiel674/
Vaidell673/
Foddell672/
Fodl672/
Phaidel672/
Phaedel671/
Feidell671/
Fadlová671/
Foydhel671/
Foidhel671/
Vaddell671/
Vadehel671/
Fédl671/
Feudell671/
Feidele671/
Fosdeel670/

Fadel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fadel in the Hindi language
फादेलphadela-
Fadel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﺿﻞfadl97.56
ﻓﺎﺿﻴﻞfadyl0.49
Fadel in the Marathi language
फडेलphadela50
फाधेलphadhela25
फादेलphadela25
Fadel in the Russian language
Фадельfadel-
Fadel in the Arabic language
الفاضلalfadl-
فاضلfadl-
فضلfdl-

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