Falanan Surname
Approximately 573 people bear this surname
Falanan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 522 | 1:19,800 | 2,651 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Falanan (57) may also be a first name.
Falanan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Falanan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Falanan occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Falanan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Falanan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 555,669th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,718,230 people. The surname Falanan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Falanan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Falanan is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used first name globally, held by 57 people.
The last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 522 people, or 1 in 19,800. In Benin it is primarily found in: Plateau Department, where 78 percent are found, Ouémé Department, where 9 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Benin it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallanan | 93 | 2 | / |
| Falganan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Faulanan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Falangan | 93 | 0 | / |
| Fallangan | 88 | 6 | / |
| Falanon | 86 | 19 | / |
| Valanan | 86 | 17 | / |
| Folanan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Falenan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Falananova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Phalanan | 80 | 94 | / |
| Falangon | 80 | 46 | / |
| Felyanan | 80 | 11 | / |
| Folganan | 80 | 10 | / |
| Folanhan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Felanann | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foulangan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Valanon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Volanan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falenon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pholanan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vallanon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phalanon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vallenan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faislanasim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pholanant | 63 | 1 | / |
| Fallongan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Felenon | 57 | 3 | / |
| Valenon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Velyanon | 53 | 3 | / |
| Volannon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Valenein | 53 | 1 | / |
| Phaleenon | 50 | 3 | / |
| Pholganon | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Falanan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis