Fazal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَضْل (faḍl, “grace, blessing”). This surname is mostly found in Afghanistan.

Proper noun

Fazal (plural Fazals)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fazal is the 35764^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 628 individuals. Fazal is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (75.8%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fazal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 557.