Falele Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Falele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho341:59,7818,665
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Falele (31) may also be a first name.

Falele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Falele (Marathi: फलेले) is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Falele.

How Common Is The Last Name Falele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Falele is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Falele reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Falele is also the 1,874,099th most widely held given name internationally, held by 31 people.

The last name Falele is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 59,781. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mafeteng District, where 82 percent reside and Maseru District, where 18 percent reside. Not including Lesotho this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faalele921/
Falaele921/
Faalelea866/
Faalelei863/
Failelei862/
Faletley861/
Valele83378/
Felele83218/
Falale8350/
Falole8312/
Falela837/
Falile833/
Faleli832/
Falgel831/
Falely831/
Fa'alelea802/
Faalealea802/
Faleela7727/
Phalele7721/
Fallela7720/
Falaley778/
Vaalele774/
Falalei774/
Falayle773/
Falalle771/
Fealole771/
Falyler771/
Vailele771/
Valelei771/
Fayleil771/
Falilei771/
Fallole771/
Vallele770/
Valeley770/
Valeille71164/
Valleley71112/
Phahlele7120/
Falaileh714/
Valealhe712/
Falayleh711/
Valliele711/
Fhaleela711/
Valeli67456/
Falila67437/
Velele67239/
Valile67239/
Falali67100/
Faliselli6733/
Volele6728/
Falili6722/
Folela676/
Folely672/
Faleslätt672/
Falelauii672/
Folgel672/
Falaly672/
Valole671/
Falily671/
Falhil671/
Felale671/
Faluyl671/
Valeil671/
Falail671/
Foleli671/
Folale671/
Phatlhele671/
Phahlehle671/
Vallielee670/

Falele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falele in the Marathi language
फलेलेphalele-

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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 Falele
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