Faleke Surname
Approximately 1,269 people bear this surname
Faleke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,221 | 1:145,080 | 9,240 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
Faleke (80) may also be a first name.
Faleke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faleke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faleke (Marathi: फलेके) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faleke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Faleke is the 299,736th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,742,747 people. Faleke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Faleke reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faleke is also the 1,075,395th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 80 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,221 people, or 1 in 145,080. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 22 percent are found, Oyo, where 18 percent are found and Lagos, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faleke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faleke in the Marathi language | ||
| फलेके | phaleke | - |
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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 Faleke
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