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Fattah Surname Meaning

Muslim: from the Arabic personal name Fattāḥ ‘conqueror one who awards victory’.

Al-Fattāḥ ‘the Deliverer the Conqueror’ is an attribute of Allah giving rise to the compound name ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ ʿAbdul-Fattāḥ (see Abdelfattah).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Fattah families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fattah family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there were 2 Fattah families living in Colorado. This was 100% of all the recorded Fattah's in USA. Colorado had the highest population of Fattah families in 1920.
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Between 1975 and 2003, in the United States, Fattah life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1975, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Fattah in 1975 was 31, and 85 in 2003.

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