Falua Surname
Approximately 773 people bear this surname
Falua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 740 | 1:239,382 | 13,907 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Falua (69) may also be a first name.
Falua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Falua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Falua (Hindi: फलुआ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Falua? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 442,270th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,427,614 people. The last name Falua is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Falua reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 69 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 740 people, or 1 in 239,382. In Nigeria Falua is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 74 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Ondo, where 6 percent live. Barring Nigeria Falua occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faalua | 91 | 7 | / |
| Faluat | 91 | 3 | / |
| Faulua | 91 | 3 | / |
| Fhalua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Faluah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fatilua | 83 | 46 | / |
| Falyuha | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fa'alua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Falba | 80 | 1,402 | / |
| Falwa | 80 | 275 | / |
| Valua | 80 | 189 | / |
| Falva | 80 | 23 | / |
| Folua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Falvai | 73 | 308 | / |
| Falvay | 73 | 126 | / |
| Vailua | 73 | 16 | / |
| Falvou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Falwat | 73 | 5 | / |
| Falbay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Valuaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vealua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Falvad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Falvap | 73 | 2 | / |
| Falwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Follua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Failuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaulua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Falvas | 73 | 0 | / |
| Falway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Valyuha | 67 | 22 | / |
| Failwad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Felhuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fatilwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valiuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Failvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Failvad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fallway | 67 | 0 | / |
Falua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Falua in the Hindi language | ||
| फलुआ | phalu'a | - |
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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 Falua
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