Failosi Surname
Approximately 347 people bear this surname
Failosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Failosi (330) may also be a first name.
Failosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Failosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Failosi is found most in Malawi. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Failosi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 806,178th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Failosi reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Failosi is also the 482,193rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 330 people.
The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Not including Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Failosi
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