Falimata Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Falimata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Falimata Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
Burkina Faso601:305,8685,402
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Falimata (3,471) may also be a first name.

Falimata Last Name Facts

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

Falimata is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falimata? popularity and diffusion

The last name Falimata is the 1,434,893rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Falimata are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 120,637th most common forename globally, held by 3,471 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 2,084,032. In Nigeria Falimata is mostly concentrated in: Yobe, where 69 percent reside and Borno, where 31 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Falimata occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 40 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falumata8814/
Felimata881/
Falimatou8216/
Valemata752/
Felimeta751/
Fouleymata673/
Valimahato671/
Volimate639/
Volimati631/
Velumata631/
Foulematou565/
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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 Falimata
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