Falalu Surname

23,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Falalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria22,9191:7,729890
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
India81:95,883,173728,828
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Falalu (19,060) may also be a first name.

Falalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falalu (Hindi: फललु) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falalu? popularity and diffusion

Falalu is the 23,612th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 317,499 people. Falalu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Falalu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 39,195th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 19,060 people.

The last name Falalu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22,919 people, or 1 in 7,729. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Katsina, where 56 percent are found, Kano, where 10 percent are found and Zamfara, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Falalu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Falalu last name is predominantly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falalou921,348/
Fallalu9234/
Falaulu925/
Falalau922/
Falallu922/
Falaliu921/
Faalalu921/
Fallalou8614/
Falaalou865/
Faalalou861/
Falaulou861/
Falolu831,380/
Folalu83609/
Falelu8314/
Valalu832/
Felalu831/
Faalaulau803/
Fallallou801/
Falolou77637/
Folalou77288/
Vallalu7718/
Folailu7716/
Phalalu7713/
Faleulu7710/
Folaelu772/
Valallu771/
Faslolu771/
Fallolou717/
Phallalu711/
Vallallu711/
Valahulu711/
Phalalou711/
Faloulou711/
Felelu679/
Fololu675/
Velalu674/
Felohlu6219/
Vallelu623/
Valeelu623/
Vollalu621/
Phalelu621/
Phaloluy5713/
Valioğlu574/
Velolu501/

Falalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falalu in the Hindi language
फललुphalalu66.67
फलालूphalalu33.33

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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
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  • 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 Falalu
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