Falashi Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Falashi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falashi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4721:156,52516,251
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Falashi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Falashi occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Falashi.

How Common Is The Last Name Falashi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 637,196th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Falashi live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 156,525. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falasshi931/
Falasi92423/
Fallaschi882/
Falatsi86508/
Falachi8697/
Falasis8655/
Falassi8640/
Falashe8629/
Falasha8611/
Falasie869/
Falasci866/
Valashi862/
Faloshi861/
Falaasi861/
Fallasi861/
Falashea8023/
Valaschi8014/
Vallashi804/
Falasait801/
Falasche801/
Falase771,217/
Valasi77451/
Falasa77406/
Folasi7768/
Falaci7738/
Falosi7732/
Falazi7719/
Falaxi772/
Felasi772/
Fallahchi752/
Falaise712,241/
Foloshi711,266/
Valashe71625/
Falessi71393/
Falossi71380/
Failosi71347/
Phalasi71230/
Falaize71229/
Valassi71173/
Fallaci71149/
Feleshi71105/
Falaici7130/
Valiasi7127/
Velashi7119/
Vallasi7117/
Falatse7116/
Falache7115/
Failaci7115/
Valasih7111/
Faleshe719/
Foliasi719/
Vailasi717/
Falassa717/
Folhasi715/
Falasse714/
Falosha714/
Valasai714/
Valasui714/
Falesie714/
Valaasi713/
Falosie713/
Valeshi712/
Faloshe712/
Failase712/
Fallahchai712/
Falaces711/
Vaylasi711/
Feliasi711/
Falochi711/
Falousi711/
Faliase711/
Falasoa711/
Falaase711/
Valashy710/
Fallase710/
Phalatsi671,784/
Valaseah67396/
Fallaize67332/
Faillaci67263/
Failache67235/
Faloussi67170/
Valasheh6746/
Phalasit6739/
Fallaise6724/
Phalasih6723/
Valeschi6710/
Foliassi677/
Fallossi676/
Valashea676/
Faloshey675/
Valoschi674/
Failasse672/
Folassie672/
Phalasid672/
Phalasai672/
Failiaci671/
Faillase671/
Faleisha671/
Faliaise671/
Folosshi671/
Velashie671/
Faylache671/
Fallassa671/
Fallasse671/
Falliase671/
Fa'alesi671/
Faleshea671/
Folatshe671/
Phalachi671/
Vallausi670/

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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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  • 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 Falashi
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