Faletau Surname

432,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tonga
Highest density in:
Tonga

Faletau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faletau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tonga7011:15326
United States431:8,429,278367,833
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Faletau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faletau is found in Tonga more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Faletau.

How Common Is The Last Name Faletau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 432,326th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,155,208 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Faletau reside; 88 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 88 percent reside in Polynesia.

It is most frequent in Tonga, where it is borne by 701 people, or 1 in 153. Outside of Tonga this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and New Zealand, where 4 percent reside.

Faletau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Faletau surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.94% registered with the party.

Faletau earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.63% more than the national average, earning $48,599 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falethau931/
Faleta92382/
Faletu922/
Falleta8668/
Faletas8633/
Faletui8621/
Faletta8618/
Falieta861/
Faleyta861/
Faleita861/
Falletu861/
Falletta803,426/
Valeteau801/
Valeta772,545/
Falata77738/
Falita77253/
Faleto77213/
Falota7735/
Foleta7725/
Falatu7715/
Feleta7712/
Falitu775/
Valetu771/
Foletu771/
Failletaz7544/
Valleteau7536/
Fallestad751/
Fallata711,976/
Falatah711,770/
Faletto711,125/
Foletta71674/
Valetta71235/
Falaita71152/
Valleta71118/
Faletoi7170/
Faillettaz7152/
Falitus7138/
Falesto7131/
Fojleta7129/
Faalata7122/
Falatea7119/
Faleato7118/
Falleto7118/
Falista7112/
Vhaleta718/
Faliatu717/
Valieta714/
Falitah714/
Falatta714/
Failatu713/
Falahta713/
Folitau713/
Valeita712/
Falhota711/
Vaileta711/
Valatau711/
Falitha711/
Faulita711/
Falyata711/
Falitat711/
Fouleta711/
Felieta711/
Falayta711/
Valaeta711/
Valitau711/
Valheta711/
Falotta711/
Feletha710/
Fallatah6715,643/
Valletta674,908/
Falletto67321/
Vailetta6716/
Folestad6716/
Fa'alata679/
Foglieta678/
Valetiya677/
Falettei674/
Falettie672/
Faulatha671/
Folietta671/
Folletta670/

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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 Faletau
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