Falofa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Falofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Falofa Last Name Facts

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

Falofa is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Falofa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Falofa is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Falofa reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Falofa is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,033,560. In Benin Falofa is mostly concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 90 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 10 percent reside. Not including Benin Falofa exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fealofai861/
Folofa8312/
Falefa836/
Falofo834/
Falofi833/
Falafa831/
Foliofa771/
Falasfah712/
Falafaya711/
Falasfay711/
Folofo6780/
Falafi6724/
Fallowfie671/
Fallioffe671/
Folofe671/
Folofi671/

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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 Falofa
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