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) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Faladé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falade? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 18,619th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 246,118 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 numerous first name in the world, held by 618 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27,180 people, or 1 in 6,517. In Nigeria Falade is most frequent in: Ekiti, where 24 percent reside, Ondo, where 17 percent reside and Oyo, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 6 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Falade Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Falade last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for 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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