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) occurs most in Benin. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Falilou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Falilou live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Falilou is also the 114,814th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 3,759 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 322,988. In Benin Falilou is mostly concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 38 percent live, Donga Department, where 25 percent live and Borgou Department, where 19 percent live. Outside of Benin this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent live.

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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