Falaye Surname
Approximately 3,945 people bear this surname
Falaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,828 | 1:46,276 | 3,595 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Falaye (6,317) may also be a first name.
Falaye Demographics
Average Falaye Salary in
United States
$54,821 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Falaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Falaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Falaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻼﻱ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Falaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 116,792nd most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,847,287 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Falaye live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 82,903rd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 6,317 people.
Falaye is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,828 people, or 1 in 46,276. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 32 percent live, Ondo, where 23 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Falaye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Falaye surname is principally Christian (90%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Falaye surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.
The amount Falaye earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.05% more than the national average, earning $54,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.97% more than the national average, earning $52,150 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Falaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Falaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻼﻱ | flay | 50 |
| ﺍﻓﺎﻻﻱ | afalay | 50 |
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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 Falaye
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