Faltam Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Faltam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
Faltam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faltam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faltam occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Faltam.
How Common Is The Last Name Faltam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Faltam is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Faltam are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 88 percent are found, Centre Region, where 6 percent are found and East Region, where 6 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 48 percent are found.
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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 Faltam
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