Falama Surname
Approximately 1,631 people bear this surname
Falama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,487 | 1:13,967 | 1,910 |
| Nigeria | 96 | 1:1,845,237 | 66,383 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Falama (2,246) may also be a first name.
Falama Demographics
Average Falama Salary in
United States
$32,656 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Falama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Falama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Falama (Hindi: फालमा, Marathi: फालमा) is found most in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Falama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 244,303rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,468,146 people. The last name Falama occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Falama reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 157,635th most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 2,246 people.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,487 people, or 1 in 13,967. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 66 percent live, North Region, where 29 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Cameroon Falama is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Falama Last Name Statistics demography
Falama earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.32% less than the national average, earning $32,656 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Falama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Falama in the Hindi language | ||
| फालमा | phalama | - |
| Falama in the Marathi language | ||
| फालमा | phalama | 80 |
| अलमदार | alamadara | 20 |
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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 Falama
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