Faleru Surname
Approximately 333 people bear this surname
Faleru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 326 | 1:543,383 | 26,582 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Faleru (16) may also be a first name.
Faleru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faleru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Faleru (Bengali: ফলেরু) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Faleru? popularity and diffusion
Faleru is the 830,559th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Faleru live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faleru is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 326 people, or 1 in 543,383. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 88 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Oyo, where 4 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Faleru is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falerou | 92 | 25 | / |
| Falerud | 92 | 9 | / |
| Falierou | 86 | 24 | / |
| Faleirus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Valeru | 83 | 1,567 | / |
| Falaru | 83 | 8 | / |
| Faloru | 83 | 4 | / |
| Feleru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Faliru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fallierou | 80 | 37 | / |
| Valleru | 77 | 430 | / |
| Folerou | 77 | 26 | / |
| Falarui | 77 | 8 | / |
| Valerau | 77 | 6 | / |
| Phaleru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Falorou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Valerou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Valieru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Valeeru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Valierou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valleuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vallerou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veleru | 67 | 12 | / |
| Falgairou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Valaru | 67 | 5 | / |
| Foloru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Folaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vallierou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vallaru | 62 | 27 | / |
| Valloru | 62 | 5 | / |
| Valerão | 62 | 2 | / |
| Valairu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Folarou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Follorou | 57 | 20 | / |
| Vallaaru | 57 | 1 | / |
| Velaru | 50 | 7 | / |
| Volaru | 50 | 4 | / |
| Veloru | 50 | 1 | / |
| Veliru | 50 | 1 | / |
Faleru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faleru in the Bengali language | ||
| ফলেরু | phaleru | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Faleru
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