Failah Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Failah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Failah (108) may also be a first name.
Failah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Failah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Failah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻴﻠﺢ) occurs most in Indonesia. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Failah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,460,878th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Failah live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 904,892nd most widespread forename globally, held by 108 people.
It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 2,280,159. In Indonesia Failah is most prevalent in: Central Java, where 66 percent live, Aceh, where 14 percent live and Riau, where 12 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 3 percent live and Liberia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Failah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Failah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻴﻠﺢ | fylh | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Failah
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