Falela Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Falela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Falela (19) may also be a first name.

Falela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Falela (Hindi: फलेला) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Falela live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Falela is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 19 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Falela is most numerous in: Kerala, where 100 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 29 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faleela9227/
Fallela9220/
Faloela922/
Faleula920/
Faalelea866/
Faileula861/
Falelatp861/
Fhaleela861/
Falola8314,807/
Valela831,144/
Falala83497/
Falila83437/
Felela83173/
Falele8349/
Folela836/
Faleli832/
Falelo831/
Falely831/
Fa'alelea802/
Falelauii802/
Faalealea802/
Vallela77780/
Falilat77343/
Faliala77314/
Falilah77131/
Valiela77114/
Fallola7752/
Fallila7727/
Fallala7725/
Falilaa7722/
Valeala779/
Phalela776/
Fohlela775/
Falolaa775/
Falealo775/
Falolla774/
Falolai774/
Fealola774/
Feliela774/
Valeela774/
Fallelo773/
Falalau772/
Falalla771/
Valelia771/
Falilay771/
Fallalo771/
Foulela771/
Vailela771/
Faalele771/
Falilia771/
Valeyla771/
Faalila771/
Phahlela71206/
Valleala7138/
Phallela7125/
Falailah7112/
Faalelei713/
Failelei712/
Fatlilat712/
Fallilas711/
Faletley711/
Fallolla711/
Valelo67861/
Valala67824/
Velela67563/
Valila67524/
Valeli67456/
Valele67378/
Falalo67336/
Falilo6777/
Folola6770/
Faliselli6733/
Falolo6729/
Felala6724/
Falili6722/
Felila6721/
Valola678/
Volela674/
Falile673/
Faleslätt672/
Falilò672/
Folely672/
Valeullah671/
Falily671/
Falliglia671/
Folala671/
Phaleelat671/
Folila671/
Foleli671/
Fallallou671/

Falela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falela in the Hindi language
फलेलाphalela-

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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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  • 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 Falela
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