Fodala Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Fodala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fodala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fodala Last Name Facts

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

Fodala has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fodala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Fodala occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Fodala reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Fodala is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Not including Malawi this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foudala92228/
Fadala835,177/
Fudala832,652/
Fedala831,114/
Fodale83681/
Vodala83134/
Fodali8326/
Fodaly831/
Fodalo831/
Fèdala831/
Fadalla773,414/
Foudali77725/
Fudalla7790/
Fadalat7739/
Fadalia7732/
Fadhala7717/
Fadalah7717/
Vodhala7716/
Voddala778/
Fujdala778/
Fedalia777/
Fedaila776/
Voodala776/
Fosdale776/
Fodaile775/
Fedhala773/
Fudalia772/
Vodalla771/
Phodala771/
Feddala771/
Fodeila771/
Fadaila771/
Foudale771/
Fudalaj771/
Fadalaa771/
Faddala771/
Foudaly771/
Fadallah713,381/
Fedailia7187/
Fadhalia7125/
Footdale7118/
Fadhalah719/
Foudaili717/
Fadhalla712/
Fodeilla712/
Fadealla711/
Fadahala711/
Fousdale710/
Vadala676,186/
Fadaly673,022/
Fudali672,825/
Fudała672,006/
Fadale671,635/
Fadali671,433/
Vedala671,363/
Fadhallah671,226/
Vodela67498/
Vodola67485/
Fadola67374/
Fudaly67178/
Vudala67127/
Fadela6789/
Fudale6776/
Fedela6775/
Foudhaili6739/
Fudola6726/
Fodoli6712/
Fadaullah678/
Foudhaily677/
Fodelo676/
Foudoulas676/
Fedhallah675/
Vodale674/
Fodole674/
Vodali673/
Fudaillah673/
Fudalo671/
Foudhayli671/
Fadalo671/
Fedola671/
Foudhaïli671/
Fadallaha671/

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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 Fodala
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