Phidel Surname

484,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Phidel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phidel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6321:83,7688,547
Haiti431:248,4638,796
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Phidel (1,156) may also be a first name.

Phidel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phidel (Hindi: फिदेल, Oriya: ଫୀେଡଲ) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Phidel.

How Common Is The Last Name Phidel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phidel is the 484,164th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,607,782 people. The surname Phidel occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Phidel reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Phidel is also the 233,837th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 1,156 people.

Phidel is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 632 people, or 1 in 83,768. In Tanzania Phidel is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 56 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 24 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 16 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phaidel922/
Phidell920/
Pidel91309/
Paidel83278/
Piedel8381/
Pidell834/
Phedel832/
Poidel831/
Phudel831/
Hfidel831/
Puidel830/
Pidl8024/
Piddell7721/
Phedell771/
Paidell770/
Fidel7335,804/
Pedel73603/
Pudel73559/
Peidl73350/
Videl73193/
Piedl73134/
Pidil7360/
Poidl7335/
Paidl7324/
Pieydell711/
Phedoehl711/
Fidiel673,378/
Fiedel67705/
Videll67468/
Pudell67375/
Fidell67303/
Feidel67107/
Paidil6759/
Foidel6751/
Faidel6746/
Pedell6745/
Voidel6742/
Fisdel6738/
Pudiel6737/
Vuidel6730/
Veidel6725/
Vidael6721/
Peddel6718/
Peedel6717/
Pfudel6712/
Fidehl678/
Vaidel678/
Fiddel677/
Paydel674/
Pediel672/
Peduel672/
Fidael671/
Phedil671/
Phudil671/
Pedael671/
Vidiel671/
Pedelì671/
Videlė671/
Pudehl671/
Fuidel671/
Peadel670/
Viedel670/

Phidel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phidel in the Hindi language
फिदेलphidela-
Phidel in the Oriya language
ଫୀେଡଲphiedala-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phidel
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