Falalou Surname

285,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Falalou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falalou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1,3431:14,290975
Benin51:2,067,12068,069

Falalou (1,104) may also be a first name.

Falalou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Falalou is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Falalou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Falalou is the 285,302nd most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,406,191 people. The surname Falalou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Falalou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 240,121st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 1,104 people.

It is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 1,343 people, or 1 in 14,290. In Niger Falalou is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 49 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 37 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fallalou9314/
Falaalou935/
Faalalou931/
Falaulou931/
Falalu9222,953/
Falalo92336/
Fallallou881/
Falolou86637/
Folalou86288/
Falailo8637/
Fallalu8634/
Falaloi8615/
Faulalo869/
Falaulu865/
Falajlo865/
Falealo865/
Faalalo862/
Falaylo862/
Falalau862/
Falallu862/
Fallalo861/
Faalalu861/
Falaliu861/
Fallolou807/
Falaloye803/
Phalalou801/
Falolu771,380/
Folalu77609/
Falala77497/
Falolo7729/
Folalo776/
Valalu772/
Valalo771/
Faalaulau753/
Phalalo71627/
Faliala71314/
Fallola7152/
Fallala7125/
Vallalu7118/
Folailu7116/
Phalalu7113/
Faleulu7110/
Falaley718/
Vailalo715/
Falalei714/
Vallalo714/
Faslolu711/
Valialo711/
Valallu711/
Falalla711/
Falailah6712/
Falaleye675/
Vallallo674/
Phalalop674/
Fa'alolo672/
Falialat672/
Fallolla671/
Fatlalla671/
Faloulou671/
Valahulu671/
Vallallu671/
Falliolo671/
Phallalu671/
Phalalot671/

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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 Falalou
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