Falaj Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Falaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 12 | 1:1,608,418 | 8,291 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Falaj (48) may also be a first name.
Falaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Falaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Falaj is found most in Syria. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Falaj? popularity and diffusion
Falaj is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Falaj live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 62 percent live in Levant. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 48 people.
The surname Falaj is most frequently used in Syria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,608,418. In Syria Falaj is most numerous in: Homs Governorate, where 75 percent live, Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 8 percent live and Aleppo Governorate, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Syria this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 19 percent live and Iraq, where 15 percent live.
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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 Falaj
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