Fadodun Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fadodun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fadodun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6531:271,27515,445
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fadodun (14) may also be a first name.

Fadodun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fadodun is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Fadodun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fadodun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 501,935th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. Fadodun is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fadodun reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fadodun is also the 3,024,661st most common forename on earth It is held by 14 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 653 people, or 1 in 271,275. In Nigeria Fadodun is most numerous in: Osun, where 62 percent are found, Oyo, where 9 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Fadodun
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