Falch Surname

144,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Falch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,0211:5,037476
Austria5991:14,2162,084
Germany4871:165,30919,567
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Denmark2761:20,4522,045
Ukraine981:464,51754,315
France601:1,107,045119,335
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Falch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falch (Russian: Фальч) is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Falch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falch? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 144,828th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,376,890 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Falch live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Falch is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 1,021 people, or 1 in 5,037. In Norway Falch is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 44 percent live, Western Norway, where 25 percent live and Northern Norway, where 21 percent live. Apart from Norway this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.

Falch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Falch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Falch last name grew 472 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Falch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Falch are 9.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Falch earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning 363,601 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.57% more than the national average, earning R 277,008 per year; in United States they earn 16.75% more than the national average, earning $50,377 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.81% more than the national average, earning $58,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falche91122/
Faulch919/
Falsch916/
Falc89478/
Falsche8316/
Faltche839/
Fallsch831/
Folch804,826/
Falci801,738/
Falce801,664/
Felch801,414/
Falsh8031/
Valch8030/
Pfalc8010/
Falhs807/
Faltc801/
Falcz801/
Falkh801/
Faillech774/
Faaltche771/
Faulstch771/
Pfaulsch770/
Folsch7358/
Foulch7329/
Falkhe7315/
Folche736/
Folchs732/
Vealch731/
Foelch731/
Valsch730/
Vaulch730/
Falshe730/
Feilch730/
Fals671,232/
Falz67597/
Folsche67189/
Folc67148/
Falcová67136/
Foulche6742/
Falx6713/
Faleshe679/
Falcova676/
Falč675/
Falß673/
Fallece671/
Foultch670/

Falch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falch in the Russian language
Фальчfalc-

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Falch Reference & Research

Falk/ Falck/ Falch FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Falk/ Falck/ Falch FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Falch
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