Falako Surname

542,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Falako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3851:460,11123,377
Pakistan1991:897,70812,217
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
England11:55,718,059489,080

Falako (56) may also be a first name.

Falako Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falako (Arabic: فلكو, Oriya: ଫାଲେକା) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Falako? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 542,751st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. The last name Falako is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Falako are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most common first name internationally, borne by 56 people.

The surname Falako is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 460,111. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 47 percent are found, Lagos, where 25 percent are found and Kebbi, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Falako exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 34 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falatko92269/
Falakos9231/
Falakou9211/
Falakoa924/
Falakoy921/
Falakho921/
Falaiko921/
Faliakos861/
Falaka83494/
Valako83225/
Folako837/
Falaco831/
Falasco771,820/
Falakah77271/
Valakou7799/
Falokou7739/
Failaka7729/
Falagka7726/
Folatko7724/
Valakoy7721/
Faleiko7720/
Valaiko7718/
Valayko7715/
Falacco7711/
Falioko7710/
Phalako7710/
Falatka778/
Falloko776/
Valakho776/
Fallaco772/
Faleyko772/
Falaśka771/
Falakha771/
Falaika771/
Foliako771/
Failoko771/
Faliagka7151/
Valiakou7132/
Falegkou7123/
Falagkas7122/
Faloukou7121/
Fallakha7119/
Falakhah718/
Phalakot714/
Phalakho713/
Fallekou711/
Falekkou711/
Fahlahka711/
Valyayko711/
Falascos711/
Falakahe711/
Foloko672,637/
Felaco671,259/
Valaka67644/
Faliagkas6791/
Valaco6752/
Fallakhah6738/
Faleco6733/
Faleka6730/
Feleko6727/
Faloka6714/
Folaka6711/
Valeko676/
Fatlakhah676/
Faloco675/
Falaca673/
Phalakhod672/
Folaco671/
Phalakhot671/
Volako671/
Fooladkou671/
Fouladkou671/
Falaqa671/
Phalakhoj671/

Falako Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falako in the Oriya language
ଫାଲେକାphaleka-
Falako in the Arabic language
فلكوflkw-

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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
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  • 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 Falako
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