Falef Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Falef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Falef Last Name Facts

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

Falef is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Falef? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Falef are found; 57 percent are found in East Asia and 57 percent are found in Sino-East Asia.

The last name Falef is most prevalent in Taiwan, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,861,186. In Taiwan it is mostly found in: Taoyuan City, where 100 percent reside. Other than Taiwan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 14 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falief916/
Fallef911/
Falleaf8321/
Fahlefe833/
Falev80141/
Valef805/
Folef801/
Faleev732,030/
Faleva73194/
Valeff7375/
Faliev7313/
Vallef734/
Falaif732/
Faslev732/
Foilef731/
Falife731/
Fhalif731/
Folefe731/
Valeuf731/
Fallif731/
Fallew730/
Fallebø675/
Fhaulif671/
Faleabh671/
Fatliff671/
Falhiff671/
Falaife671/

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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 Falef
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