Falakin Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Falakin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falakin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Falakin (10) may also be a first name.

Falakin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falakin occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falakin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. Falakin occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Falakin live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Falakin is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Falakin is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 60 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Ogun, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Falakin occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valakin8625/
Folakin864/
Falaken862/
Falakim861/
Valyakin80241/
Folaking802/
Follakin801/
Felyakin801/
Folakn771/
Faloshkin752/
Valaikienė7182/
Valaken7114/
Valackienė7112/
Valekin712/
Volakin712/
Velakin711/
Valokin711/
Faleken710/
Velyakin67149/
Valeykin6714/
Vealokin6711/
Valeikin673/
Felakoen671/
Velaikin671/
Valaquin671/
Valaeken671/
Volyakin671/
Feleykin671/

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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 Falakin
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