Fadel Surname
Approximately 325,287 people bear this surname
Fadel Surname User-submission:
This is an Arabic surname - فضل or Fạ̄dil - meaning 'virtuous', 'generous' or 'excellent'.
Fadel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 167,399 | 1:209 | 35 |
| Egypt | 46,738 | 1:1,967 | 277 |
| Yemen | 21,690 | 1:1,218 | 175 |
| Syria | 16,711 | 1:1,155 | 151 |
| Libya | 14,050 | 1:444 | 75 |
| Saudi Arabia | 10,295 | 1:2,997 | 388 |
| Morocco | 10,088 | 1:3,418 | 319 |
| Algeria | 9,355 | 1:4,130 | 631 |
| Lebanon | 8,021 | 1:703 | 126 |
| Sudan | 4,760 | 1:7,880 | 1,122 |
| Oman | 2,984 | 1:1,236 | 173 |
| Brazil | 2,045 | 1:104,682 | 3,938 |
| Chad | 1,637 | 1:8,303 | 1,149 |
| United States | 1,227 | 1:295,403 | 27,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 975 | 1:9,397 | 1,184 |
| France | 871 | 1:76,260 | 10,716 |
| Jordan | 736 | 1:12,014 | 2,115 |
| Indonesia | 677 | 1:195,346 | 18,594 |
| Kuwait | 617 | 1:6,160 | 853 |
| Argentina | 601 | 1:71,120 | 6,041 |
| Mauritania | 595 | 1:6,882 | 775 |
| Italy | 474 | 1:129,023 | 20,930 |
| Bahrain | 397 | 1:3,397 | 571 |
| Palestine | 359 | 1:12,671 | 2,370 |
| Canada | 303 | 1:121,603 | 12,764 |
| Qatar | 212 | 1:11,123 | 1,229 |
| Spain | 164 | 1:285,073 | 17,466 |
| Israel | 149 | 1:57,434 | 7,375 |
| Germany | 127 | 1:633,901 | 50,033 |
| Sweden | 97 | 1:101,513 | 7,360 |
| England | 87 | 1:640,437 | 37,483 |
| Niger | 77 | 1:249,247 | 7,915 |
| Australia | 73 | 1:369,804 | 30,692 |
| Chile | 67 | 1:262,932 | 7,829 |
| Belgium | 51 | 1:225,424 | 28,627 |
| Malaysia | 44 | 1:670,323 | 31,889 |
| Venezuela | 38 | 1:794,844 | 12,955 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Ivory Coast | 30 | 1:769,041 | 20,891 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Tunisia | 23 | 1:26,549 | 4,038 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Senegal | 17 | 1:857,608 | 2,905 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 1:536,839 | 23,182 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Honduras | 7 | 1:1,259,492 | 5,127 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
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'.
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Average Fadel Salary in
United States
$54,558 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Fadel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fadel in the Hindi language | ||
| फादेल | phadela | - |
| Fadel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﺿﻞ | fadl | 97.56 |
| ﻓﺎﺿﻴﻞ | fadyl | 0.49 |
| Fadel in the Marathi language | ||
| फडेल | phadela | 50 |
| फाधेल | phadhela | 25 |
| फादेल | phadela | 25 |
| Fadel in the Russian language | ||
| Фадель | fadel | - |
| Fadel in the Arabic language | ||
| الفاضل | alfadl | - |
| فاضل | fadl | - |
| فضل | fdl | - |
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