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 occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Falofa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falofa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Falofa are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Falofa is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,033,560. In Benin Falofa is primarily found in: Atakora Department, where 90 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin Falofa is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

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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