Faleti Surname

144,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Faleti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faleti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,7041:65,5114,807
Benin2111:48,9846,195
United States871:4,166,195223,594
England371:1,505,89364,828
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Faleti (133) may also be a first name.

Faleti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faleti (Bengali: ফলেতি) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Faleti.

How Common Is The Last Name Faleti? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 144,481st most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,369,934 people. Faleti is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Faleti are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faleti is also the 804,402nd most widely held given name worldwide, held by 133 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,704 people, or 1 in 65,511. In Nigeria Faleti is most frequent in: Ogun, where 35 percent are found, Oyo, where 25 percent are found and Lagos, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Faleti Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Faleti has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Faleti surname increased 8,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Faleti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Faleti last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Faleti earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faletti922,853/
Falleti92841/
Faletoi9270/
Faletui9221/
Falgeti9213/
Falesti929/
Faileti921/
Faletio921/
Falletti861,433/
Falietti8618/
Faletich864/
Falettei864/
Falettie862/
Falettii861/
Fallieti861/
Faleta83382/
Faliti83343/
Falete83179/
Falety8348/
Foleti8314/
Falletich8064/
Fallettii801/
Foletti771,618/
Falette77479/
Falliti77227/
Fallete77146/
Falleta7768/
Faletty7759/
Valeati7728/
Faletta7718/
Vaaleti779/
Folieti775/
Valethi774/
Falioti774/
Failete774/
Folleti773/
Falgete773/
Falitti772/
Faleita771/
Faleyta771/
Faliete771/
Vhaleti771/
Valetie771/
Fallety771/
Falieta771/
Falletisch756/
Falletta713,426/
Folletti71287/
Fallette7120/
Folietti7119/
Fahlethy7117/
Falletty7113/
Faliotti7111/
Faletych7111/
Falittie715/
Faulette712/
Valletei711/
Falester711/
Valleati711/
Foglieti711/
Vaileati711/
Fallitti710/
Valete672,334/
Foglietti67529/
Falita67253/
Foliti6781/
Falite6777/
Faillette6734/
Foleta6725/
Folete6722/
Follettie6712/
Follietti6710/
Valiti679/
Phaleathi671/
Failletey671/
Fauletech671/

Faleti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faleti in the Bengali language
ফলেতিphaleti65.52
ফলেতীphaleti27.59
ফালেতীphaleti3.45
ফলোতিphaloti3.45

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Faleti
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