Faleme Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Faleme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faleme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1761:377,40256,030
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Falémé (3) are calculated separately.

Faleme Last Name Facts

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

Faleme is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Falémé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faleme? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,276,805th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name Faleme occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Faleme are found; 50 percent are found in Caribbean and 50 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean.

The last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 377,402. In France Faleme is mostly found in: Guadeloupe, where 51 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 15 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 9 percent are found. Excluding France Faleme is found in 3 countries. It is also common in New Caledonia, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falemme921/
Falemer920/
Falem9116/
Falémé893/
Falame83507/
Falemi8379/
Falome8327/
Feleme8320/
Foleme8314/
Falema8313/
Valeme8310/
Faleem838/
Fallem833/
Faliem831/
Faulem830/
Valemei77283/
Faulime7736/
Fahlemi7727/
Falheim7726/
Falamey7720/
Felemei7718/
Faullem7716/
Falemaa7710/
Falemai778/
Faleema774/
Valeime774/
Faleyma771/
Falamea771/
Fahllem771/
Felemie771/
Falamee771/
Phaleme771/
Valemie771/
Falimey771/
Folemer770/
Valem73309/
Folem73153/
Falim7385/
Faliomea7111/
Faullame712/
Vallem672,937/
Falomi67417/
Valame67279/
Falami67198/
Foulem67195/
Faulim6752/
Falima6746/
Veleme6736/
Felemi6729/
Valeem6723/
Felime6711/
Valhem6710/
Falimy675/
Falimi674/
Valime674/
Valome673/
Folema673/
Folome673/
Faylim673/
Phalem673/
Falomí672/
Follem672/
Feylem672/
Faluim671/
Faalim671/
Valemi671/
Felame671/
Folemi671/
Felemy670/
Folgem670/

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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 Faleme
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