The Fadel surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 745 people carried this name — #29,784 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 357,100 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 205 people named Fadel.
Most of them — 109 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Haute-Garonne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 63 people named Fadel live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
56 people named Fadel live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Fadel in American newspapers,
1883–1961.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,425 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fadel.
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