Falanga Surname
Approximately 12,352 people bear this surname
Falanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 5,739 | 1:12,873 | 1,612 |
| Italy | 4,809 | 1:12,717 | 2,039 |
| United States | 789 | 1:459,390 | 39,217 |
| Brazil | 285 | 1:751,138 | 27,388 |
| France | 213 | 1:311,844 | 47,518 |
| Argentina | 105 | 1:407,080 | 31,114 |
| Greece | 87 | 1:127,354 | 21,286 |
| Australia | 81 | 1:333,280 | 28,364 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Falangà (1) are calculated separately.
Falanga (450) may also be a first name.
Falanga Demographics
Falanga Political Affiliation
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Falanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Falanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Falanga (Hindi: फलंगा, Russian: Фаланга) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also occur as: Falangà. Click here to see other potential spellings of Falanga.
How Common Is The Last Name Falanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 42,245th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 589,989 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Falanga reside; 47 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 403,380th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 450 people.
The surname Falanga is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 5,739 people, or 1 in 12,873. Other than The DR Congo this last name is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 39 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Falanga Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Falanga last name are 6.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.44% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Falanga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 14.18% less than the national average, earning €25,771 per year; in South Africa they earn 57.11% more than the national average, earning R 373,344 per year; in United States they earn 12.36% more than the national average, earning $48,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $48,472 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Falanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Falanga in the Hindi language | ||
| फलंगा | phalanga | - |
| Falanga in the Russian language | ||
| Фаланга | falanga | - |
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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 Falanga
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