Falira Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Falira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Falira (48) may also be a first name.

Falira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Falira occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Falira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Falira is the 5,587,209th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Falira reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous first name globally, borne by 48 people.

Falira is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kiryandongo District, where 70 percent are found, Luweero District, where 20 percent are found and Apac District, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faleira92105/
Falirat9266/
Faliera9225/
Falirea924/
Fatlira923/
Falgira921/
Falireas8662/
Falleira8662/
Falliera8632/
Fatlirah865/
Faleiras864/
Falheira862/
Falera83329/
Felira83100/
Valira8321/
Faliri831/
Falire831/
Faliro831/
Falheiras801/
Faleiro778,903/
Phalira771,046/
Faliero77539/
Fallera77501/
Faletra77408/
Valeira77109/
Faliere77103/
Valiera7797/
Foulira7743/
Falieri7737/
Valoira7722/
Vallira779/
Falgera778/
Fauliri773/
Valaira772/
Falaire771/
Valiray771/
Feliray771/
Falurea771/
Valhira771/
Felirah771/
Falirey770/
Faleiros712,758/
Falleiro71447/
Faleyras71195/
Falheiro71184/
Fouliras7179/
Falliero7157/
Falierou7124/
Fallieri7122/
Falliere7122/
Phalirat7114/
Valairay719/
Valliera712/
Valleira712/
Fogliera711/
Faglieri711/
Faylisry711/
Faeleiro711/
Faleirio711/
Valierra711/
Fallerra711/
Feileira710/
Valera67109,450/
Falero676,730/
Falleiros67706/
Faleri67446/
Felera67157/
Falere67147/
Faluro67129/
Falery6771/
Falheiros6757/
Fallierou6737/
Valire6721/
Valiro6712/
Valiri678/
Folera678/
Falgairou675/
Valura673/
Valiry672/
Vallierra672/
Velira672/
Foliro671/
Volira670/

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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 Falira
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