Falade Surname

18,619th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Falade Surname User-submission:

The Falade surname means 'he who owns the oracle owns the crown'.

Falade Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria27,1801:6,517791
Benin1,7881:5,781768
England2761:201,87717,601
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Canada531:695,20056,020
France211:3,162,987209,042
India111:69,733,217610,955
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Faladé (10) are calculated separately.

Falade (618) may also be a first name.

Falade Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Falade surname means 'he who owns the oracle owns the crown'.

- faladeeni

Falade Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Falade Come From? nationality or country of origin

Falade (Marathi: फलदे) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Faladé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falade? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 18,619th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 246,118 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Falade reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Falade is also the 335,616th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 618 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27,180 people, or 1 in 6,517. In Nigeria Falade is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 24 percent reside, Ondo, where 17 percent reside and Oyo, where 15 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 6 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Falade Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (91%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Falade surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Falade earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.07% less than the national average, earning $40,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning $49,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faladé9410/
Fallade9221/
Falader9214/
Fatlade925/
Faalade921/
Faladie921/
Falladed86171/
Falladde861/
Valade8315,362/
Falode831,312/
Folade83439/
Falada83202/
Faladi83179/
Falede8318/
Faladj833/
Falide832/
Felade831/
Fallajdeh801/
Falladdeh801/
Fallahade801/
Faulhader801/
Vallade772,817/
Valadie77243/
Faleide77139/
Falaida77114/
Fallada7792/
Falaidj7739/
Valhade7731/
Failadi7717/
Valaude7715/
Falaidy778/
Faladay776/
Valadhe776/
Faliadi776/
Falidea775/
Fauladi775/
Valadey774/
Faalode774/
Faladhi773/
Fasladi773/
Phalade772/
Valadea772/
Valadee771/
Vhalade771/
Folhade771/
Valaide771/
Faloude771/
Faladys771/
Fallode771/
Falladi771/
Falaïda771/
Falayda771/
Faladio771/
Vallaude7197/
Falladha7167/
Falehadi7164/
Failadis7125/
Fouladeh7113/
Falladdy719/
Falladhi718/
Valladee716/
Folashde716/
Valajade715/
Falhadha715/
Fahlaydi713/
Faluyide713/
Phaladej713/
Folajide712/
Faliyadi712/
Valayade711/
Fotlades711/
Phaladee711/
Foullade711/
Fouladei711/
Follader711/
Phaladet711/
Vaillade711/
Valahade711/
Valode67502/
Falodi67484/
Valadi67321/
Foladi67191/
Velade67109/
Faloda6737/
Valady6723/
Folada6719/
Valede6711/
Folady676/
Volade674/
Feladi674/
Folode672/
Phaladech672/
Valadê672/
Valadé672/
Folide672/
Felede671/
Valadè671/
Fallahadi671/
Fouladdie671/
Valadj671/

Falade Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falade in the Marathi language
फलदेphalade42.86
फाळदेphalade28.57
फलादेphalade28.57

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Falade
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