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 carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Falma.

How Common Is The Last Name Falma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Falma is the 1,189,614th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The last name Falma occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 266,626th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 923 people.

The surname is most frequent 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. Excluding India this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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