Faliir Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Faliir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faliir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Faliir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faliir is found most frequently in Somalia. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Faliir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faliir? popularity and diffusion

Faliir is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Faliir reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Somalia, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 68,633. Other than Somalia Faliir occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faliire921/
Falier8381/
Fallier77233/
Falgier77135/
Faliere77103/
Falière772/
Valiier771/
Faliher770/
Faulier770/
Failier770/
Falliere7122/
Faillier715/
Faullier711/
Featlier710/
Falliher710/
Fallierd710/
Valier671,349/
Falger67891/
Folier6719/
Falyer677/
Felier672/
Valjir671/

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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 Faliir
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