Falawa Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Falawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Falawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Falawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Falawa is most common in The DR Congo. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Falawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Falawa is the 1,955,159th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Falawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Falawa are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Barring The DR Congo Falawa exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallaway | 86 | 8 | / |
| Falawi | 83 | 46 | / |
| Falaba | 83 | 36 | / |
| Falawo | 83 | 34 | / |
| Falowa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Valawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Falawe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Folawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Falava | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fahlawi | 77 | 78 | / |
| Falaeva | 77 | 18 | / |
| Fallaba | 77 | 13 | / |
| Fahlawy | 77 | 10 | / |
| Falawei | 77 | 10 | / |
| Falabah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Falawed | 77 | 5 | / |
| Faalava | 77 | 2 | / |
| Foulawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Valauwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falabay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falewai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faloway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phalawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falyaeva | 71 | 61 | / |
| Falloway | 71 | 37 | / |
| Failavad | 71 | 28 | / |
| Faaleava | 71 | 14 | / |
| Fallaeva | 71 | 10 | / |
| Falevaai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Fatlavat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falajuah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Failaeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foulawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phalawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faulhaba | 71 | 0 | / |
| Follaway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Falowo | 67 | 4,389 | / |
| Falabi | 67 | 756 | / |
| Faloba | 67 | 504 | / |
| Valava | 67 | 391 | / |
| Faleva | 67 | 194 | / |
| Falova | 67 | 138 | / |
| Felewa | 67 | 50 | / |
| Folowa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Folawi | 67 | 42 | / |
| Falabe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Folawe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Felava | 67 | 16 | / |
| Folawo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Falavi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Valawi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Falowe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Falaby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Folaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Falave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Falahieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Falaheeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Failyaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valawe | 67 | 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 Falawa
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