Fadelu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fadelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fadelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Fadelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fadelu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fadelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Fadelu live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Fadelu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 70 percent reside, Kwara, where 10 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Fadelu is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fadelou92139/
Fadhelou86138/
Faidelou861/
Fedelu835,634/
Vadelu83117/
Fadilu8389/
Fadolu8368/
Fadalu8334/
Fadolou7715/
Fadilou778/
Fadilus774/
Vadhelu774/
Vadeelu773/
Vaddelu772/
Fadiluj771/
Vadelau771/
Vadielu771/
Fadhalu771/
Vadhelau7124/
Fadalluh714/
Fadilaut711/
Fedilu679,337/
Vadalu6719/
Vodelu6712/
Fodilu676/
Vadilu671/
Phadalu627/
Vadhalu622/
Vadaluh621/
Vaidalu621/
Vaidylu621/
Vadhalau576/
Vedalu503/
Vodalu501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fadelu
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