Fadun Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fadun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fadun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1671:1,060,73544,297
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Fadun (265) may also be a first name.

Fadun Last Name Facts

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

Fadun (Hindi: फादुन, Oriya: ଫଦୁନ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fadun? popularity and diffusion

Fadun is the 1,272,314th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name Fadun is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Fadun live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 546,451st most common first name at a global level, held by 265 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 1,060,735. In Nigeria Fadun is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 44 percent are found, Lagos, where 39 percent are found and Osun, where 8 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Fadun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fadun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fadun last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fadun Last Name Statistics demography

Fadun earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 17.78% less than the national average, earning $40,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faidun9193/
Fadoun9152/
Faydun9119/
Fadhun913/
Fadaun911/
Fadahun83133/
Fadeune8313/
Fadusin8311/
Fedun803,601/
Fadon80910/
Fadum80340/
Fadón8017/
Vadun8012/
Faidoung772/
Fadoumne771/
Fadausin771/
Faudon73543/
Faidon73186/
Fadoon7398/
Vaidun7360/
Fadoum7333/
Faydon735/
Phadun733/
Vadhun732/
Faddon732/
Fatdon731/
Fadonn731/
Feduin731/
Vadoun731/
Feadon730/
Phadung67768/
Faudhon6716/
Vadhaun675/
Foudoun673/
Fodoung673/
Fadhoum672/
Vaidhun672/
Phaidun671/
Vaydoun671/
Vadhunn671/
Fahadon671/
Fodoune671/
Foudune671/

Fadun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fadun in the Hindi language
फादुनphaduna-
Fadun in the Oriya language
ଫଦୁନphaduna-

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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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  • 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 Fadun
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