Falcone Surname

14,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Falcone Surname Definition:

(Italian) Dweller at the sign of the hawk or falcon; a bold, keen-eyed or nimble person; dweller near, or on, the Falco Mountain, in Italy; one who came from Falcone (falcon), in Sicily.

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Falcone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy21,5361:2,840230
United States10,0491:36,0694,485
Argentina2,8671:14,9091,329
Canada8531:43,1955,363
Brazil7601:281,67710,855
France7031:94,48513,739
Philippines4851:208,73932,690
Germany4441:181,31921,183
Australia3251:83,0649,628
Ecuador2271:70,0705,404
England2131:261,58720,867
Switzerland2031:40,4585,729
Uruguay1561:21,9982,542
Israel1481:57,8227,414
Belgium1181:97,42914,924
Spain1011:462,89123,948
Chile881:200,1876,348
Peru841:378,38212,510
Venezuela791:382,3308,042
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Mexico341:3,650,77125,133
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Panama41:978,06412,245
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
San Marino31:11,071699
China31:455,773,85521,925
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malta11:430,2723,380
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Falcone (356) may also be a first name.

Falcone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Dweller at the sign of the hawk or falcon; a bold, keen-eyed or nimble person; dweller near, or on, the Falco Mountain, in Italy; one who came from Falcone (falcon), in Sicily.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the ancient Greek name Phalces or from the late Latin Falco and Falconius, or from toponyms such as Falcone.

It could also derive from a nickname linked to the activity of a falconer, that is, who trains the hawks to hunt.

The surname Falcone is from the central south.

Falconio has an Abruzzese strain.

Falcoz should be originally from Valle D'Aosta.

Falcucci is present in Lazio, Abruzzo and Campania.

Falk is from the province of Bolzano (Trentino-Alto Adigio).

Falqui is Sardinian, especially from Cagliari.

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Falcone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Falcone is found most in Italy. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Falcone click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falcone? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,027th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 183,390 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Falcone live; 54 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 54 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 461,707th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 356 people.

It is most numerous in Italy, where it is held by 21,536 people, or 1 in 2,840. In Italy Falcone is most prevalent in: Campania, where 20 percent are found, Apulia, where 19 percent are found and Calabria, where 13 percent are found. Beside Italy this last name exists in 77 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Falcone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Falcone has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Falcone surname rose 125,613 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 21,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Falcone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Falcone last name are 7.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.09% registered with the political party.

The amount Falcone earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning €32,037 per year; in Peru they earn 252.22% more than the national average, earning S/. 68,278 per year; in South Africa they earn 517.49% more than the national average, earning R 1,467,400 per year; in United States they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning $49,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.84% more than the national average, earning $64,010 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falconer9319,710/
Falcones935,619/
Falcione931,545/
Falconez931,036/
Falconet93118/
Falconie937/
Falconne937/
Falchone933/
Faulcone932/
Falconey931/
Falczone931/
Falconea931/
Falcon92145,931/
Faulconer881,947/
Falconnet88964/
Falconett88152/
Fallconer885/
Falcionie883/
Falconner882/
Falcouner881/
Falciones881/
Falckoner881/
Falconhes881/
Faulconey880/
Fahlconer880/
Falconi8618,705/
Falzone868,717/
Falsone862,197/
Faulcon861,182/
Falcony86496/
Falkone86119/
Falcona8628/
Valcone8617/
Falconí8614/
Faljone868/
Falcoon866/
Falconì862/
Falcond861/
Falcont861/
Falcoun861/
Falconï861/
Falccon861/
Fallcon861/
Fahlcon860/
Faulconner822/
Faulkconer820/
Falcioni804,564/
Falconio80669/
Falconit80181/
Falgione80114/
Falchoni8037/
Falc'hon8031/
Falconis8019/
Faulkcon8017/
Falconni809/
Falkoner805/
Fallconi805/
Falkoune804/
Falcunet804/
Folconer803/
Falsione803/
Falconiz803/
Falciona801/
Falcomni801/
Falcotin801/
Falcanet801/
Folcione801/
Falcaner800/
Falkonie800/
Falcão776,242/
Falcón77797/
Falcan77282/
Falkon77100/
Falcòn7723/
Valcon7718/
Falcom7710/
Folcon772/
Falcõn771/
Falggione7524/
Falconaya7521/
Foulconer752/
Fallconio751/
Faulkoner750/
Faulcaner750/
Faulsoner750/
Falcanner750/
Falzoni711,243/
Falkoun71289/
Falsoni71201/
Falkoni7197/
Falcand7184/
Folconi7152/
Phalcon7114/
Faljoni716/
Falçoni715/
Faljane715/
Valzone714/
Falkane713/
Falsoneová712/
Folzone712/
Foulcon712/
Falzona712/
Faulcan711/
Folcony711/
Foljone711/
Falcani711/
Valcoin711/
Falzoné711/
Falkong711/
Falkony711/
Folsone710/
Valcoon710/
Falciani671,832/
Falcunit67643/
Folcioni6715/
Falsioni6715/
Falgioni6714/
Valtsone675/
Falzzoni673/
Faulkoon671/
Falkuner671/
Falsiony671/
Falcaten671/
Falkunge671/
Fallcuna671/
Falquene671/
Falcunis671/
Falkaner670/

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