Falilou Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Falilou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falilou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin321:322,98825,835
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Falilou (3,759) may also be a first name.

Falilou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falilou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻟﻴﻠﻮ) is most common in Benin. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Falilou.

How Common Is The Last Name Falilou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Falilou are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Falilou is also the 114,814th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 3,759 people.

The surname Falilou is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 322,988. In Benin Falilou is mostly found in: Plateau Department, where 38 percent are found, Donga Department, where 25 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 19 percent are found. Not including Benin this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falilu92145/
Falilo9277/
Falailo8637/
Valilou868/
Faalilo868/
Faliluu861/
Faliliu861/
Faaliliu8010/
Falliolo801/
Falgilio801/
Falila77437/
Valilo7758/
Falelu7714/
Folilo7711/
Falilò772/
Valilu772/
Folilu771/
Falelo771/
Falilat71343/
Vallilo71133/
Falilah71131/
Valiliu7171/
Fallila7127/
Falilaa7122/
Folailu7116/
Valiloo7116/
Faleulu7110/
Falajlo715/
Falealo715/
Fallelo713/
Falaylo712/
Falilei711/
Faalila711/
Foliolo711/
Valilio711/
Falilay711/
Falilia711/
Falailah6712/
Fatlilat672/
Foulelou671/
Fallilas671/
Faileula671/
Faulelus671/

Falilou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falilou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻟﻴﻠﻮfalylw66.67
ﺃﻓﺎﻟﻴﻠﻮafalylw33.33

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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 Falilou
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