Falmata Surname

66,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Chad

Falmata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falmata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,8241:46,3243,599
Chad1,9261:7,0571,004
Cameroon1,4461:14,3631,962
Niger2041:94,0793,922
Burkina Faso241:764,6718,666
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England11:55,718,059489,080
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Falmata (105,161) may also be a first name.

Falmata Last Name Facts

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

Falmata (Hindi: फलमता) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Falmata.

How Common Is The Last Name Falmata? popularity and diffusion

The last name Falmata is the 66,996th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 980,563 people. Falmata is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Falmata are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,743rd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 105,161 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,824 people, or 1 in 46,324. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 47 percent live, Yobe, where 46 percent live and Anambra, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 26 percent live and Cameroon, where 19 percent live.

Falmata Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Falmata last name is predominantly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falmaata932/
Fallmata931/
Fatlmata931/
Falmatha931/
Falmayta931/
Faalmata931/
Phalmata809/
Falmatou806/
Falmatis801/
Valmaite672/
Foolmate671/
Folmayster591/
Valmote571/
Vaalmeiti501/

Falmata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falmata in the Hindi language
फलमताphalamata90.91
फलमाताphalamata9.09

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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 Falmata
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