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

The last name Fadun (Hindi: फादुन, Oriya: ଫଦୁନ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fadun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,272,314th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Fadun are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fadun is also the 546,451st most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 265 people.

The surname Fadun is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 1,060,735. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ogun, where 44 percent live, Lagos, where 39 percent live and Osun, where 8 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Fadun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fadun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fadun last name fell 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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