Faluma Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Faluma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 248 | 1:186,209 | 13,948 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Faluma (10) may also be a first name.
Faluma Demographics
Faluma Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Faluma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faluma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faluma is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Faluma.
How Common Is The Last Name Faluma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Faluma is the 990,978th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Faluma live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 186,209. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 74 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 26 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Faluma is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Faluma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Faluma surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Failuma | 92 | 15 | / |
| Falouma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Falgouma | 86 | 5 | / |
| Faloma | 83 | 256 | / |
| Valuma | 83 | 191 | / |
| Falumo | 83 | 104 | / |
| Falima | 83 | 46 | / |
| Falume | 83 | 37 | / |
| Foluma | 83 | 35 | / |
| Falumi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Falimah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Phaluma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Falhima | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fatlume | 77 | 2 | / |
| Valouma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fallima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falgumi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falooma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faloumi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fatloumi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falomo | 67 | 1,663 | / |
| Felima | 67 | 1,128 | / |
| Foloma | 67 | 678 | / |
| Falomi | 67 | 417 | / |
| Valima | 67 | 68 | / |
| Veluma | 67 | 66 | / |
| Falome | 67 | 27 | / |
| Folima | 67 | 13 | / |
| Falimo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Valumi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Falomí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faulhaume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Folume | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Faluma
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis