Falen Surname

200,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Falen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1,4851:21,4032,448
United States4311:840,97264,213
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
India111:69,733,217610,955
England81:6,964,757184,742
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

The alternate forms: Falén (26) are calculated separately.

Falen (1,109) may also be a first name.

Falen Last Name Facts

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

Falen (Bengali: ফলেন, Hindi: फलेन, Russian: Фален) occurs more in Peru more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Falén. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Falen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Falen is the 200,920th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,510,379 people. The surname Falen is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Falen reside; 72 percent reside in South America and 72 percent reside in Andean South America. Falen is also the 239,516th most numerous first name in the world, held by 1,109 people.

This surname is most frequent in Peru, where it is held by 1,485 people, or 1 in 21,403. In Peru it is most prevalent in: Lambayeque Region, where 68 percent live, Lima Province, where 18 percent live and Callao Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Peru Falen is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Falen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Falen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Falen surname increased 315 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Falen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Falen surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Falen last name are 22.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.03% registered with the party.

The amount Falen earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 10.42% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,366 per year and in United States they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $45,769 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falén9326/
Fallen912,308/
Fahlen91325/
Faleng9142/
Falent9120/
Failen9115/
Faleun9114/
Faelen9111/
Falien912/
Faulen912/
Falaen911/
Falend911/
Faleen911/
Faylen910/
Fatlen910/
Faln896/
Faulend8379/
Fallent8355/
Faulent8344/
Fallend8343/
Fahleen8324/
Falleen8312/
Faylend835/
Faylene833/
Falleng832/
Fayllen831/
Fallemn831/
Faillen831/
Falenne831/
Fasleen831/
Fayleen831/
Faaleen831/
Pfallen830/
Faullen830/
Fahleng830/
Fhallen830/
Fallien830/
Valen803,075/
Falin802,679/
Folen80250/
Falyn80214/
Felen80158/
Falem8016/
Falhn8011/
Falne805/
Fauln803/
Failn802/
Falln800/
Faullend7748/
Falenova774/
Feaulien771/
Fallin732,865/
Phalen732,617/
Falina732,227/
Fahlén731,416/
Feilen731,064/
Vallen731,040/
Faling73778/
Follen73637/
Faulin73574/
Faglin73366/
Fehlen73341/
Foolen73336/
Fahlin73259/
Falyna73251/
Valien73169/
Vaelen73134/
Failin73103/
Felien7397/
Foleng7382/
Falyon7360/
Falion7351/
Fohlen7344/
Falink7338/
Valøen7336/
Foleen7334/
Foulen7332/
Faelin7331/
Fallén7327/
Faslin7324/
Fatlin7320/
Foelen7319/
Vaulen7319/
Folien7316/
Valeen7315/
Faylin7314/
Feleen739/
Faleem738/
Falint736/
Falgin735/
Faläng735/
Vailen734/
Fallem733/
Fallyn732/
Folend732/
Fajlin731/
Fallne731/
Fasiln731/
Foslen731/
Feelen731/
Foloen731/
Fahlne731/
Valenn731/
Vahlen731/
Faulín731/
Fahlèn731/
Falhin731/
Foilen731/
Faalng731/
Feloen731/
Fhelen730/
Fealin730/
Faulem730/
Failing671,240/
Phaleng671,226/
Faulina67867/
Valienė67867/
Falling67504/
Follien67175/
Feulien67164/
Fahling67163/
Vallien67156/
Phalaen67151/
Follent67105/
Faullin6751/
Fayling6748/
Valleen6736/
Fealing6733/
Phallen6725/
Fauling6725/
Fallion6724/
Follend6717/
Faullem6716/
Foileng6715/
Failina6712/
Faytlin679/
Vallenå679/
Faaling678/
Fallina676/
Falnova675/
Valn675/
Vaillen673/
Fallinn672/
Faillin672/
Folleng672/
Fauslin672/
Faylina672/
Foln672/
Phealen671/
Phalent671/
Phgalen671/
Feilien671/
Faylinn671/
Faylynn671/
Fahllem671/
Fallynn671/
Fasilnk671/
Fatlind671/
Fatlink671/
Phaleen671/
Vahalen671/
Vaulien671/
Feullen671/
Phalien671/
Fatling670/
Feahlin670/
Fallyon670/
Phaelen670/
Vauleen670/
Phahlen670/
Fasling670/
Faelinn670/
Vallaen670/
Pfoelen670/
Faulion670/

Falen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falen in the Hindi language
फलेनphalena-
Falen in the Bengali language
ফলেনphalena91.67
ফলেনকুমারphalenakumara8.33
Falen in the Russian language
Фаленfalen-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Falen
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