Falwa Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Falwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 251 | 1:82,745 | 10,094 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Falwa (68) may also be a first name.
Falwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Falwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Falwa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Falwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Falwa is the 950,707th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname Falwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Falwa live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Chadic Africa. Falwa is also the 1,181,159th most commonly used forename world-wide. It is borne by 68 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 251 people, or 1 in 82,745. In Cameroon Falwa is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 78 percent live, North Region, where 21 percent live and Littoral Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Qatar, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falwat | 91 | 5 | / |
| Falwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Falway | 91 | 0 | / |
| Failwad | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fatilwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fallway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Falba | 80 | 1,402 | / |
| Falua | 80 | 773 | / |
| Valwa | 80 | 30 | / |
| Falva | 80 | 23 | / |
| Falwe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Falwi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Falwo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Folwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Falwy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fhailwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falvai | 73 | 308 | / |
| Falvay | 73 | 126 | / |
| Valway | 73 | 70 | / |
| Falwey | 73 | 12 | / |
| Folway | 73 | 11 | / |
| Falweh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Faalua | 73 | 7 | / |
| Falbay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Phalwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Faluat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Faulua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Falwer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Falvad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Falvap | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fhalua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faluah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Valwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Falvas | 73 | 0 | / |
| Phahlwa | 67 | 100 | / |
| Fatilua | 67 | 46 | / |
| Falyuha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Falwood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fa'alua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Folwaij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Failvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Failvad | 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 Falwa
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