Falaka Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Falaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 297 | 1:601,495 | 9,598 |
| Nigeria | 94 | 1:1,884,497 | 67,423 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Falaka (339) may also be a first name.
Falaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Falaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Falaka (Arabic: فلكا, Hindi: फलका) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Falaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Falaka is the 621,618th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. The last name Falaka occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Falaka live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Falaka is also the 474,488th most common given name on earth, borne by 339 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 601,495. In Pakistan Falaka is most common in: Punjab, where 100 percent live. Aside from Pakistan Falaka is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Falaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Falaka in the Hindi language | ||
| फलका | phalaka | 92.86 |
| फलक | phalaka | 7.14 |
| Falaka in the Arabic language | ||
| فلكا | flka | - |
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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 Falaka
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