Fadou Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Fadou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 26 | 1:157,495 | 8,595 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Fadou (256) may also be a first name.
Fadou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fadou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fadou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺩﻭ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fadou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,312,869th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Fadou reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Fadou is also the 556,659th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 256 people.
This surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 157,495. In Mauritania Fadou is mostly concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 46 percent live, Assaba Region, where 38 percent live and Brakna Region, where 4 percent live. Besides Mauritania it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 13 percent live and Jordan, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fadou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fadou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﺩﻭ | fadw | 81.82 |
| ﺍﻓﺎﺩﻭ | afadw | 9.09 |
| ﺍﻓﺎﺩ | afad | 9.09 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fadou
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