Falima Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Falima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India231:33,350,669396,143
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Falima (601) may also be a first name.

Falima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Falima (Bengali: ফালিমা, Hindi: फालिमा, Marathi: फालीमा, Oriya: ଫଲିମା, Russian: Фалима) is found most frequently in India. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Falima live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 340,957th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 601 people.

Falima is most widespread in India, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 33,350,669. In India Falima is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 70 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent live and Bihar, where 4 percent live. Other than India this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falimah927/
Falhima923/
Falaima922/
Fallima921/
Fatlima921/
Faslima920/
Faliomea8611/
Felima831,128/
Faluma83259/
Valima8368/
Folima8313/
Falema8313/
Falimy835/
Falimo835/
Falimi834/
Phalima77125/
Valimay7752/
Valimaa7737/
Faulime7736/
Failuma7715/
Vailima7710/
Falemaa7710/
Falemai778/
Vaalima776/
Faleema774/
Falesma773/
Vallima773/
Valimma773/
Valimah772/
Falemap772/
Fahlimi771/
Falimos771/
Falimey771/
Faleyma771/
Valimau771/
Falemah771/
Feliema771/
Faulimé771/
Vallimaa7131/
Vaalimaa7115/
Vallimma715/
Valheima712/
Vallimai711/
Falaimou711/
Valema67312/
Felema67203/
Valuma67191/
Faleme67179/
Valimi67173/
Falumo67104/
Falemi6779/
Velima6770/
Foluma6735/
Falemo6728/
Volima6717/
Felyma6717/
Valimo6714/
Valime674/
Felimo673/
Folema673/
Falémé673/
Folimo672/
Phalimath671/
Vallimmai671/

Falima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falima in the Bengali language
ফালিমাphalima-
Falima in the Oriya language
ଫଲିମାphalima-
Falima in the Marathi language
फालीमाphalima71.43
फलीमाphalima28.57
Falima in the Hindi language
फालिमाphalima52.17
फलीमाphalima26.09
फलिमाphalima13.04
फ़ालिमाfalima4.35
फालीमाphalima4.35
Falima in the Russian language
Фалимаfalima-

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Footnotes

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