Falowo Surname

106,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Falowo Surname User-submission:

The surname Falowo means 'Ifa is to be honoured' in Ifalowo. Ifa is a Yoruba spirit of divination.

Falowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,3021:41,1773,264
United States401:9,061,473385,835
England311:1,797,35772,927
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Falowo (138) may also be a first name.

Falowo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Falowo means 'Ifa is to be honoured' in Ifalowo. Ifa is a Yoruba spirit of divination.

- emife01

Falowo Last Name Facts

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

Falowo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falowo? popularity and diffusion

Falowo is the 106,484th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,660,411 people. Falowo occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Falowo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 787,636th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 138 people.

The last name Falowo is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,302 people, or 1 in 41,177. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 20 percent are found, Ekiti, where 15 percent are found and Lagos, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Falowo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Falowo surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

Falowo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.05% less than the national average, earning $39,245 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falovo83272/
Folowo83111/
Falawo8334/
Falobo8322/
Faluwo838/
Falowa837/
Fallovo77232/
Falooba771/
Failobo771/
Phalowo771/
Faloba67504/
Falova67138/
Falawa6791/
Folowa6746/
Volowo6721/
Folawo6716/
Faluwa6715/
Falová676/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Falowo
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