Falafel Surname
Approximately 296 people bear this surname
Falafel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 261 | 1:101,246 | 6,101 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Falafel (14) may also be a first name.
Falafel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Falafel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Falafel (Russian: Фалафель) is found most frequently in Yemen. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Falafel.
How Common Is The Last Name Falafel? popularity and diffusion
Falafel is the 902,012th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Falafel reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 89 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.
Falafel is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 101,246. In Yemen Falafel is mostly found in: Al Mahwit Governorate, where 93 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Yemen it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 6 percent reside and Egypt, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Falafel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Falafel in the Russian language | ||
| Фалафель | falafel | - |
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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 Falafel
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