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

Falira occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falira? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Falira reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Falira is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 48 people.

Falira is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Falira 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. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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
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  • 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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