In the world, الفاضل (الفاضل 
, Fadhel 
) is a common male forename. The first name الفاضل is habitual in Sudan, where it is quite a common boy's name, Bahrain, and Tunisia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Sudan, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, الفاضل is the last name as well as the forename.
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| الفاضل | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Jordan, Iraq |
| Fadhel | Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq |
| الفاضل اليمني Yemeni faqih and poet, YE (b. 1281) |
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الفاضل الجعايبي Tunisian film director, TN (b. 1945) |
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| الفاضل سعيد comedian, SD (b. 1901) |
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