Falilat Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Falilat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falilat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3131:565,95127,462
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Falilat (36,394) may also be a first name.

Falilat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falilat is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falilat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 812,930th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Falilat reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 23,991st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 36,394 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 313 people, or 1 in 565,951. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 29 percent live, Kwara, where 18 percent live and Ogun, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fatlilat932/
Falilath932/
Falila92437/
Falilah86131/
Fallila8627/
Falilaa8622/
Felilat867/
Folilat861/
Falilay861/
Falilia861/
Faalila861/
Falailah8012/
Phalilat801/
Fallilas801/
Falulath801/
Falelatp801/
Valila77524/
Falilo7777/
Falela777/
Falilò772/
Folila771/
Falliglia751/
Faleelath751/
Vallila71141/
Valiela71114/
Falilou7149/
Falailo7137/
Faleela7127/
Fallela7120/
Faalilo718/
Valilia711/
Falilei711/
Phalila711/
Faleula710/
Phalilah6720/
Faalelea676/
Falgilio671/
Faileula671/
Falliolo671/
Fhaleela671/

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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 Falilat
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