Falola Surname

35,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Falola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria12,3651:14,3261,426
Benin2,1601:4,785635
England1231:452,99229,924
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Niger361:533,11213,750
Ivory Coast231:1,003,09724,580
France121:5,535,227269,324
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Falola (802) may also be a first name.

Falola Last Name Facts

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

Falola (Russian: Фалола) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Falola click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falola? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 35,665th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 492,169 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Falola reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 288,921st most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 802 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12,365 people, or 1 in 14,326. In Nigeria Falola is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 37 percent reside, Lagos, where 24 percent reside and Osun, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 15 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Falola Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (80%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Falola last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Falola earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.12% more than the national average, earning $53,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fallola9252/
Falolaa925/
Falolla924/
Falolai924/
Fealola924/
Faloola924/
Faloela922/
Fauloloa862/
Fallolla861/
Falala83497/
Folola8370/
Falolo8329/
Falula8319/
Falole8312/
Valola838/
Falela837/
Faloli835/
Faggilola801/
Falolou77637/
Faliala77314/
Falouli7784/
Valiola7781/
Faleela7727/
Fallala7725/
Fallela7720/
Valhola777/
Fallali772/
Vallola772/
Falalau772/
Falgula771/
Fealole771/
Fallole771/
Falulla771/
Phalola771/
Felalla771/
Fallalo771/
Falalla771/
Falloli771/
Valolia771/
Faleula770/
Fallouli71143/
Fallalou7114/
Vailiola7110/
Fallolou717/
Faalelea716/
Faglioli712/
Falialat712/
Fa'alolo712/
Fayllali711/
Faileula711/
Faloulou711/
Faslulah711/
Faylouli711/
Vallolla711/
Faslulla711/
Falliolo711/
Fajlulla711/
Fhaleela711/
Valela671,144/
Valala67824/
Fololo67515/
Falalo67336/
Felela67173/
Falali67100/
Falale6750/
Felala6724/
Valula6713/
Fajlullah679/
Folalo676/
Folela676/
Velola675/
Faslullah675/
Felolo674/
Falule674/
Feillolay672/
Fa'alelea672/
Falaly672/
Failullah671/
Folaly671/
Valole671/
Falulo671/
Volola671/
Faylollet671/
Fathlulah671/
Falelo671/
Fallallou671/
Folala671/
Folale671/

Falola Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falola in the Russian language
Фалолаfalola-

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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
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  • 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 Falola
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