Falegan Surname

363,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 992 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Falegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9191:192,75611,661
England481:1,160,79354,689
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Falegan (45) may also be a first name.

Falegan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Falegan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Falegan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 363,955th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,346,316 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Falegan live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 45 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 919 people, or 1 in 192,756. In Nigeria Falegan is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 36 percent reside, Ondo, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 16 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Falegan occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Falegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Falegan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Falegan surname rose 4,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Falegan Last Name Statistics demography

Falegan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faleagan931/
Fallesgan881/
Falagan861,297/
Falegon8615/
Faligan864/
Felegan862/
Faligant80110/
Faligand8094/
Falligan8085/
Valeghan806/
Fallagan805/
Falighan801/
Falaghan801/
Fallesgon75304/
Falligant7578/
Fallaghan750/
Foligan71536/
Faligon7142/
Falagán7125/
Valagan7122/
Velegan7113/
Feligan714/
Valigan713/
Felagan712/
Folagan711/
Falllesgon711/
Valaghan67198/
Folligan6746/
Follygan6728/
Feilogan674/
Falogoun672/
Valligan671/
Vallaigan631/
Follyganh631/
Valaghann631/
Vallaghan631/
Veligan5735/
Velagan578/
Feligon577/
Velegán572/
Voligan571/

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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 Falegan
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