Fadl Surname

5,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Fadl Surname User-submission:

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

Fadl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan35,8401:1,047139
Egypt26,0541:3,529476
Yemen16,9161:1,562238
Saudi Arabia5,6451:5,466753
Iraq4,0141:8,725710
Syria2,0441:9,443875
Morocco1,1931:28,8994,618
United Arab Emirates7431:12,3311,533
Afghanistan5461:58,8891,919
Jordan3021:29,2803,756
Kuwait2701:14,0771,939
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Palestine1281:35,5384,360
Lebanon731:77,2205,261
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Austria361:236,54028,356
Tunisia321:19,0823,053
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
England221:2,532,63991,802
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Libya91:693,7751,982
France71:9,488,960336,266
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Oman41:921,9937,313
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Fadl (78,548) may also be a first name.

Fadl Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- curiousme

Fadl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fadl (Arabic: فدل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺿﻞ, Russian: Фадл) occurs most in Sudan. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fadl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fadl is the 5,972nd most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 77,231 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Fadl are found; 67 percent are found in North Africa and 66 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 12,575th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 78,548 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Sudan, where it is carried by 35,840 people, or 1 in 1,047. Excluding Sudan this surname exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 28 percent reside and Yemen, where 18 percent reside.

Fadl Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Fadl surname is predominantly Shiite (69%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Fadl last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fadl earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.53% less than the national average, earning $33,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.85% less than the national average, earning $42,305 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fadel89325,287/
Fadil8946,835/
Fadhl89426/
Fadyl89152/
Fadll89139/
Faidl899/
Faadl894/
Hfadl891/
Fadél891/
Fahdl891/
Faddl891/
Faedl891/
Fadlh891/
Fadeel808,340/
Faudel80358/
Fadell80336/
Fadiel80332/
Fadael80134/
Faddel8097/
Faydel8067/
Fajdel8065/
Faidel8046/
Fhadil8044/
Faddil8041/
Fahdil8035/
Faidil8031/
Fadill8017/
Fahdel8016/
Pfadil8013/
Faduel8011/
Faadil805/
Faadel804/
Fadgli803/
Faudil801/
Fadild801/
Fatdel801/
Ffadel801/
Ffadil801/
Fadehl801/
Faduul801/
Fadilh801/
Faddll801/
Fadhll801/
Fadgil801/
Fedl7570/
Vadl7564/
Fodl752/
Fédl751/
Faddell7352/
Faidell7334/
Faudell738/
Fachdil738/
Faidiel737/
Fahdiel736/
Feadell731/
Fadlová731/
Fasdell730/
Fodil6714,029/
Vadel675,194/
Fedel672,465/
Foidl671,360/
Vadil671,019/
Fodel67134/
Fedil67114/
Vajdl67102/
Fuidl6761/
Fojdl6749/
Feidl6728/
Foydl6723/
Foudl6710/
Vaidl6710/
Fadilova676/
Vadll675/
Fadelova674/
Fádel674/
Vaddl672/
Vadél671/
Fodhl671/
Vadhl671/
Feudl671/
Veadl671/

Fadl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fadl in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﺿﻞfadl-
Fadl in the Russian language
Фадлfadl-
Fadl in the Arabic language
فدلfdl-

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