Falamata Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Falamata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falamata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Falamata (2,085) may also be a first name.

Falamata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falamata occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Falamata? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Falamata reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 164,909th most commonly occurring forename globally It is held by 2,085 people.

The last name Falamata is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 4,542,122. In Nigeria Falamata is mostly concentrated in: Yobe, where 62 percent are found and Borno, where 38 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falamati885/
Falamatou822/
Valemata752/
Vallamate713/
Valamathi711/
Fouleymata673/
Vallamatti671/
Valamaythi671/
Faalamothe671/
Valamouti5955/
Valamootoo5683/
Folomoti501/

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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 Falamata
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