Falagan Surname

294,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Falagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain9591:48,7514,587
Argentina1861:229,80318,801
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Cuba111:1,047,5206,594
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
France61:11,070,454349,096
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Iceland11:380,09011,096
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Falagán (25) are calculated separately.

Falagan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Falagan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Falagan is borne by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Falagán. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Falagan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 294,281st most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,618,771 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Falagan live; 74 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 74 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname Falagan is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 959 people, or 1 in 48,751. In Spain it is most frequent in: Castile and León, where 45 percent are found, Madrid, where 12 percent are found and Cantabria, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Spain Falagan occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Falagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Falagan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Falagan surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Falagan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Falagan last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Falagan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 66.06% more than the national average, earning $37,700,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 6.15% less than the national average, earning $40,495 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falagán9525/
Fallagan935/
Falaghan931/
Faleagan931/
Falangan930/
Fallangan886/
Fallaghan880/
Falegan86992/
Valagan8622/
Felagan862/
Falagam862/
Folagan861/
Valaghan80198/
Falangon8046/
Fallasgon7516/
Foulangan751/
Vallaigan751/
Fallongan751/
Valaghann751/
Vallaghan751/
Falegon7115/
Velagan718/
Felegan712/
Fologang67189/
Valeghan676/
Feilogan674/
Falogoun672/
Phalagam671/
Valagão5728/
Velegan5713/
Phologane50465/
Phologang502/

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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
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  • 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 Falagan
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