Falanon Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Falanon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Falanon (16) may also be a first name.
Falanon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Falanon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Falanon is found most in Benin. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Falanon? popularity and diffusion
Falanon is the 4,532,898th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Falanon is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Falanon reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Falanon is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 16 people.
The surname Falanon is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 574,200. In Benin Falanon is mostly concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 72 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 11 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 11 percent reside. Not including Benin this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Togo, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falangon | 93 | 46 | / |
| Falanan | 86 | 573 | / |
| Valanon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Falenon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fallanan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vallanon | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phalanon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Falganan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faulanan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Falangan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fallangan | 75 | 6 | / |
| Valanan | 71 | 17 | / |
| Felenon | 71 | 3 | / |
| Folanan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Falenan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valenon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falananova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phalanan | 67 | 94 | / |
| Felyanan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Folganan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Folanhan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Velyanon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Volannon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Felanann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phaleenon | 63 | 3 | / |
| Pholganon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Foulangan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Fallongan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Folanum | 57 | 10 | / |
| Velonon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Volanan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Faislanasim | 56 | 1 | / |
| Pholanan | 53 | 16 | / |
| Pholanun | 53 | 5 | / |
| Folanuim | 53 | 2 | / |
| Phelenon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vallenan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pholanant | 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 Falanon
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