Faelens Surname
Approximately 286 people bear this surname
Faelens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 161 | 1:71,408 | 11,406 |
| France | 120 | 1:553,523 | 75,172 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Faelens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faelens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faelens is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faelens? popularity and diffusion
Faelens is the 924,083rd most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Faelens live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 71,408. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Belgium it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 42 percent reside and Denmark, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falens | 92 | 20 | / |
| Felens | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fallens | 86 | 120 | / |
| Feillens | 80 | 81 | / |
| Falliens | 80 | 4 | / |
| Valens | 77 | 20,329 | / |
| Folens | 77 | 438 | / |
| Felins | 77 | 31 | / |
| Velens | 77 | 14 | / |
| Falnæs | 77 | 7 | / |
| Falins | 77 | 4 | / |
| Follens | 71 | 276 | / |
| Vallens | 71 | 126 | / |
| Fallins | 71 | 102 | / |
| Veulens | 71 | 51 | / |
| Vejlens | 71 | 10 | / |
| Valiens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fehlins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faulins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foellenz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fuellins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Veuillens | 63 | 16 | / |
| Valins | 62 | 255 | / |
| Valenz | 62 | 144 | / |
| Volens | 62 | 82 | / |
| Velins | 62 | 11 | / |
| Folnæs | 62 | 5 | / |
| Felinz | 62 | 2 | / |
| Valnæs | 62 | 1 | / |
| Folins | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vallins | 57 | 291 | / |
| Follins | 57 | 245 | / |
| Vollens | 57 | 29 | / |
| Vaulins | 57 | 4 | / |
| Velinsh | 57 | 2 | / |
| Vallenz | 57 | 2 | / |
| Phelins | 57 | 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 Faelens
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