Fidel Surname

15,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Chad

Fidel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fidel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania10,9201:4,848659
Chad10,6871:1,272236
Angola3,5491:7,605975
Philippines2,9181:34,6945,254
Mexico1,4731:84,2683,455
United States9151:396,13034,733
DR Congo8891:83,1049,543
Argentina5111:83,6477,078
Peru5091:62,4444,871
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Kenya3281:140,79211,399
Haiti3011:35,4952,419
Hungary2981:32,9413,594
Brazil2471:866,69831,229
Dominican Republic2471:42,2392,243
Yemen2161:122,3396,708
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Spain1731:270,24316,860
Cameroon1041:199,70320,621
Venezuela1001:302,0416,944
France971:684,77087,242
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
Slovenia741:33,6176,581
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Canada491:751,95159,756
Cuba441:261,8805,025
Uruguay441:77,9948,034
Guyana251:30,4893,301
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sweden141:703,34052,204
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
India121:63,922,115578,870
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Panama111:355,6607,645
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Fídel (1) are calculated separately.

Fidel (454,631) may also be a first name.

Fidel Last Name Facts

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

Fidel (Arabic: فيديل, Hindi: फिदेल, Marathi: िफडेल, Oriya: ଫିେଦଲ, Russian: Фидель) is most common in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant: Fídel. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fidel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,577th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 203,540 people. The surname Fidel occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Fidel live; 31 percent live in East Africa and 31 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Fidel is also the 2,239th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 454,631 people.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10,920 people, or 1 in 4,848. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 38 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 16 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 12 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 101 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 30 percent reside and Angola, where 10 percent reside.

Fidel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fidel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fidel last name grew 5,382 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fidel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Fidel surname are 3.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fidel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 40.45% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,227 per year; in Colombia they earn 103.14% more than the national average, earning $46,118,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.67% more than the national average, earning $48,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.63% less than the national average, earning $44,404 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fídel931/
Fidiel913,378/
Fiedel91705/
Fidell91303/
Feidel91107/
Foidel9151/
Faidel9146/
Fisdel9138/
Fidehl918/
Fiddel917/
Fidael911/
Hfidel911/
Fuidel911/
Fidl893/
Faidell8334/
Fiddell8310/
Faidiel837/
Fisdell837/
Foidhel831/
Feidell831/
Feidele831/
Fedel802,465/
Foidl801,360/
Videl80193/
Fudel8079/
Fuidl8061/
Fidil8039/
Fydel8038/
Feidl8028/
Faidl809/
Fiedl805/
Fidelova771/
Phidel73687/
Feydel73598/
Videll73468/
Fedell73218/
Feudel7377/
Faydel7367/
Fajdel7365/
Voidel7342/
Fydell7337/
Fudell7334/
Foydel7331/
Faidil7331/
Vuidel7330/
Veidel7325/
Vidael7321/
Fediel7319/
Fudael7316/
Pfudel7312/
Feddel7310/
Vaidel738/
Feedel733/
Fídhel732/
Vidiel731/
Feidil731/
Fedeld731/
Fudiel731/
Fidyol731/
Fojdel731/
Videlė731/
Fidled730/
Fidill730/
Viedel730/
Fedl6770/
Feedele679/
Fudl676/
Vidl674/
Vaidell673/
Phaidel672/
Veidell672/
Fédl671/
Feudell671/
Foydhel671/
F'Eidhl671/
Feadell671/
Fydl671/
Phidell670/
Voidell670/
Fuddell670/

Fidel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fidel in the Oriya language
ଫିେଦଲphiedala-
Fidel in the Marathi language
िफडेलiphadela85.71
िफदेलiphadela14.29
Fidel in the Hindi language
फिदेलphidela75
फिडेलphidela25
Fidel in the Russian language
Фидельfidel-
Fidel in the Arabic language
فيديلfydyl-
فيدلfydl-

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Footnotes

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