Falma Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Falma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1321:5,811,101137,947
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Falma (923) may also be a first name.

Falma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falma (Arabic: شلامي, Hindi: फाल्मा, Russian: Фалма) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Falma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,189,614th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. Falma is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Falma are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Falma is also the 266,626th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 923 people.

The surname Falma is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 5,811,101. In India Falma is primarily found in: Jharkhand, where 73 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 22 percent live and Bihar, where 2 percent live. Apart from India this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Failma91541/
Falmat9144/
Fatlma919/
Falmah912/
Falmad911/
Fallma910/
Fahalma835/
Fatilma835/
Falmaya831/
Facelma831/
Fatelma831/
Fatlmah831/
Faaslma831/
Fathlma831/
Valma80779/
Falmi80153/
Falmo8050/
Falmy8010/
Folma809/
Falme803/
Faitilma771/
Valmai73226/
Falmer73167/
Falmed73102/
Falmet7379/
Vaalma7347/
Faulme7330/
Fallmo7319/
Valmaa7313/
Falmos739/
Vealma735/
Valhma735/
Foolma735/
Foulma734/
Fahlmy734/
Valmma733/
Falmes732/
Falmez732/
Valmay731/
Faulmy731/
Falmee731/
Folmai731/
Vallma731/
Valmea731/
Falmey731/
Fatlmy731/
Pfalmer67119/
Fallmer6752/
Fatelmo671/
Valmeau671/
Faulmer670/

Falma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falma in the Hindi language
फाल्माphalma64.71
फालमाphalama23.53
फलमाphalama9.8
फल्माphalma1.96
Falma in the Russian language
Фалмаfalma-
Falma in the Arabic language
شلاميshlamy-
فلماflma-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Falma
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