Fadil Surname

11,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Fadil Surname User-submission:

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

Fadil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco19,0851:1,80696
Sudan7,2801:5,152743
Indonesia6,1311:21,5712,618
Iraq3,2171:10,886830
Chad3,1771:4,278686
Yemen1,8721:14,1161,626
Saudi Arabia1,5501:19,9072,763
Malaysia1,1911:24,7642,230
Egypt1,1291:81,4317,252
France3531:188,16629,257
Spain2161:216,44514,523
Jordan1941:45,5804,784
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Uganda1291:302,63020,937
England1101:506,52832,143
Syria1071:180,3833,890
Argentina861:497,01636,727
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Cameroon641:324,51729,689
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Canada431:856,87466,382
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Niger371:518,70313,483
Turkey361:2,161,70672,332
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Lebanon311:181,8418,070
Palestine291:156,8578,402
India261:29,502,515369,827
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Austria131:655,03358,041
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Libya91:693,7751,982
Norway91:571,36544,190
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Fadil (64,366) may also be a first name.

Fadil Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- curiousme

Fadil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fadil (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻀﻴﻞ, Hindi: फादिल, Marathi: फदील, Russian: Фадил) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fadil? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,982nd most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 155,600 people. The surname Fadil is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Fadil are found; 59 percent are found in North Africa and 41 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 14,930th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 64,366 people.

Fadil is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 19,085 people, or 1 in 1,806. Excluding Morocco it occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Fadil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fadil has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Fadil surname grew 11,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fadil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Druze (96%) in Lebanon and Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Fadil surname are 1.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fadil earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.26% less than the national average, earning 275,965 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.1% more than the national average, earning $50,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.38% less than the national average, earning $43,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fadiel91332/
Fhadil9144/
Faddil9141/
Fahdil9135/
Faidil9131/
Fadill9117/
Pfadil9113/
Faadil915/
Fadilh911/
Fadgil911/
Fadild911/
Ffadil911/
Faudil911/
Fadl8994,360/
Fachdil838/
Faidiel837/
Fahdiel836/
Fadel80325,287/
Fodil8014,029/
Vadil801,019/
Fadhl80426/
Fadyl80152/
Fadll80139/
Fedil80114/
Faidl809/
Faadl804/
Faedl801/
Faddl801/
Fadlh801/
Fahdl801/
Hfadl801/
Fadél801/
Fadilova776/
Fadeel738,340/
Foudil733,876/
Faudel73358/
Fadell73336/
Fadael73134/
Faddel7397/
Fhodil7376/
Faydel7367/
Fajdel7365/
Faidel7346/
Fediel7319/
Fodill7318/
Fahdel7316/
Faduel7311/
Fodiel734/
Faadel734/
Foodil734/
Fadgli733/
Foduil731/
Fadhll731/
Faddll731/
Ffadel731/
Faduul731/
Fadehl731/
Phadil731/
Fatdel731/
Foddil731/
Vaudil731/
Vaddil731/
Vaidil731/
Feidil731/
Fedl6770/
Vadl6764/
Faddell6752/
Faidell6734/
Faudell678/
Phadiel674/
Fodl672/
Fadlová671/
Feadell671/
Fédl671/
Fasdell670/

Fadil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fadil in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻀﻴﻞfdyl-
Fadil in the Hindi language
फादिलphadila78.57
फदीलphadila7.14
फदिलphadila7.14
फादीलphadila7.14
Fadil in the Marathi language
फदीलphadila50
आकीलakila50
Fadil in the Russian language
Фадилfadil-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Fadil
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis