Faleye Surname

32,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Faleye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faleye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria16,2281:10,9161,138
Benin1211:85,41810,024
England1121:497,48331,781
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Faleye (836) may also be a first name.

Faleye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faleye is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faleye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Faleye is the 32,177th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 439,963 people. The last name Faleye occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Faleye live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faleye is also the 282,418th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 836 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16,228 people, or 1 in 10,916. In Nigeria Faleye is most frequent in: Lagos, where 29 percent are found, Osun, where 16 percent are found and Ekiti, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Faleye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Faleye last name is predominantly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Faleye surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Faleye earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $46,320 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faleiye929/
Faleeye923/
Falleye923/
Faleyes921/
Faley911,683/
Falee9110/
Faloye837,684/
Falaye833,945/
Falley83622/
Fealey83419/
Failey83401/
Fauley83131/
Valeye8398/
Fahley8393/
Fallee8360/
Feleye8353/
Faylee8320/
Faleya8314/
Faleyi8313/
Faeley8311/
Faluye837/
Fasley836/
Fealye835/
Faulye835/
Foleye835/
Failee835/
Fallye834/
Fayley833/
Faliye833/
Falaee833/
Faloee832/
Fatley831/
Faulee831/
Falgey831/
Falyeh831/
Faleyo831/
Falyee831/
Failye831/
Falehy830/
Faloey830/
Faaley830/
Faluey830/
Faleey830/
Falaiye77481/
Fautley77306/
Feasley7797/
Falahey7788/
Featley7783/
Valleye7744/
Falayep7727/
Fallehy7718/
Falajee779/
Falloye779/
Feleyeh776/
Faalaye776/
Fahleyi774/
Falhley774/
Fatleys772/
Faaliye771/
Pfailey771/
Fhealey771/
Faehley771/
Faisley771/
Faitley771/
Falioye771/
Falaeyi771/
Falayee771/
Phaleye771/
Fausley770/
Fatlley770/
Foley73119,017/
Valey735,414/
Falay731,734/
Falae73639/
Faleu73544/
Folee73240/
Falea73215/
Feley73112/
Falue7391/
Falei7381/
Falej7345/
Falie736/
Folye735/
Faloy734/
Faloe732/
Faluy730/
Fallouey7147/
Fallahee7139/
Fallahey712/
Valeyehe711/
Feathley710/
Valley6710,135/
Feeley678,771/
Folley675,248/
Faluyi673,222/
Falayi672,266/
Faloyo671,034/
Valeie67658/
Fallea67587/
Vealey67529/
Fallay67466/
Phalee67319/
Valaye67294/
Falejo67255/
Faliya67214/
Valiye67107/
Falayo6796/
Fallie6794/
Faleia6764/
Valeya6763/
Vauley6761/
Faleij6756/
Falaie6755/
Fehley6751/
Falaei6748/
Foleya6747/
Foloye6747/
Fouley6746/
Falaya6731/
Fallei6729/
Folaye6721/
Feleya6721/
Fooley6715/
Vailey6714/
Faliyi6714/
Vahley6713/
Faleja6711/
Valoye6711/
Faloyi679/
Feleyi679/
Failay678/
Falahy677/
Foleys677/
Veleye677/
Faleih676/
Failie676/
Fosley675/
Falayu674/
Falowe674/
Faloya673/
Foolee673/
Faleha672/
Fuiley672/
Falloe672/
Falhay672/
Fahleu672/
Feylie672/
Feilee672/
Foiley671/
Fajlay671/
Phaley671/
Failej671/
Faloyd671/
Falyia671/
Faalae671/
Valeuy671/
Foleey671/
Fahloe671/
Faliyo671/
Faylie671/
Faloie671/
Faloue671/
Faelea671/
Faileu671/
Falead671/
Faleai671/
Falije671/
Falaiy671/
Falaje671/
Falawe671/
Falleu671/
Foleyi671/
Fealue671/
Foleyz671/
Felaye671/
Feloye671/
Faleus671/
Fayluy671/
Foyley670/
Feiley670/
Falloy670/
Foeley670/
Fohley670/
Faulie670/
Faalay670/
Foliey670/
Faleas670/
Faylae670/
Faslay670/
Follee670/
Valeey670/
Vaeley670/
Feyley670/

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