Falani Surname

290,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Falani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Indonesia1741:760,05358,179
Iran1061:724,36337,588
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
American Samoa171:3,280753
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United States111:32,950,812797,015
India111:69,733,217610,955
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Falani (4,704) may also be a first name.

Falani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Falani (Bengali: ফালানী, Hindi: फलानी, Marathi: फलानी, Russian: Фалани) is more frequently found in Togo than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 290,184th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,520,868 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Falani reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Falani is also the 99,876th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 4,704 people.

This surname is most common in Togo, where it is held by 840 people, or 1 in 8,628. Besides Togo this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and Iran, where 8 percent are found.

Falani Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Falani earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 29.11% less than the national average, earning R 168,456 per year and in United States they earn 47.19% less than the national average, earning $22,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fallani921,186/
Failani92287/
Falangi92275/
Fahlani9263/
Faulani9259/
Fajlani9228/
Falanai9226/
Fealani9224/
Falhani9218/
Falanis9213/
Faylani929/
Faslani927/
Faalani921/
Falaini921/
Falanni921/
Falanie920/
Falahani86223/
Fahliani8689/
Faulangi8684/
Fagliani868/
Fajliani863/
Falliani862/
Fauliani861/
Fahlaini861/
Fallaini861/
Fatlasni861/
Fallangi861/
Falana8317,111/
Faloni83527/
Falane83281/
Folani83147/
Falany83131/
Falanh833/
Foulani771,174/
Failoni77519/
Falaina77383/
Fahlane77345/
Falloni77277/
Failana77245/
Fatlane77216/
Faulana77150/
Falange7787/
Valyani7785/
Falagne7763/
Fohlani7762/
Faliana7735/
Faulane7728/
Failane7727/
Falaney7725/
Foliani7717/
Falaneh7712/
Fallana7710/
Falanaa777/
Falioni777/
Falanna776/
Falyoni776/
Valanie775/
Vaalani775/
Fajlane774/
Valauni773/
Fallane773/
Follani773/
Falayna773/
Valanij773/
Vajlani773/
Fahlany772/
Falonio772/
Falgane772/
Faslane771/
Falatne771/
Valanei771/
Folanni771/
Folgani771/
Falhoni771/
Valanih771/
Failany771/
Falooni771/
Falyana771/
Faleane771/
Falaner770/
Fogliani712,360/
Faglioni71377/
Falianna71199/
Foullani71175/
Phahlani7151/
Fallanaj7129/
Fauliany7114/
Phalanit7110/
Vallyani716/
Phajlani714/
Foulangi714/
Phalatni713/
Phalangi712/
Falahane711/
Valllani711/
Vahalani711/
Phalanij711/
Failaina711/
Fallioni711/
Folanaia711/
Faulaner711/
Falliana711/
Falainer710/
Fallange710/
Valanj672,366/
Folane672,299/
Falone671,502/
Foloni67344/
Valane67239/
Falona67163/
Folana6719/
Falony6714/
Fallahneh672/
Phallangi671/
Vailliani671/
Falonh671/
Faloní671/
Falaña671/
Folanh671/
Phathlani671/
Folgliani670/

Falani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falani in the Hindi language
फलानीphalani-
Falani in the Bengali language
ফালানীphalani81.82
ফলনীphalani13.64
ফলানিphalani4.55
Falani in the Marathi language
फलानीphalani71.43
फलनीphalani28.57
Falani in the Russian language
Фаланиfalani-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Falani
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