Falemban Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Falemban Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the surname Felemban (فلمبان) originates from the name of the Indonesian city Palembang, located at South Sumatra, Indonesia. People from Saudi Arabia who bear Felemban, Filemban, or Falemban as their surname are descendants of Indonesian people who travelled to Saudi Arabia many years ago.

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Falemban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Falemban Surname Meaning

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The meaning of the surname Felemban (فلمبان) originates from the name of the Indonesian city Palembang, located at South Sumatra, Indonesia. People from Saudi Arabia who bear Felemban, Filemban, or Falemban as their surname are descendants of Indonesian people who travelled to Saudi Arabia many years ago. Most of them started as pilgrims to perform Hajj or Umrah in Mecca. These people were most likely to have originated from the city of Palembang in Sumatra, Indonesia, and their descendants today have this name as their surname.

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Falemban Last Name Facts

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

Falemban is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Falemban.

How Common Is The Last Name Falemban? popularity and diffusion

It is the 560,645th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Falemban are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Falemban is most frequently used in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 557 people, or 1 in 55,396. Excluding Saudi Arabia Falemban is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felemban888,874/
Falimban88199/
Fallembaum7812/
Felimban752,116/
Falinban751/
Feliamban711/
Vallamban711/
Fallenbaum6731/
Failenbaum671/
Felinban631/

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