Falfan Surname

176,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Falfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,6591:74,8203,250
Argentina2971:143,91712,185
Venezuela1731:174,5905,070
Chile1371:128,5874,557
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Romania511:393,68432,593
Paraguay421:172,3033,394
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Falfán (13), Fâlfan (4) & Falfàn (1) are calculated separately.

Falfan Last Name Facts

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

Falfan is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Falfán, Fâlfan or Falfàn. For other potential spellings of Falfan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falfan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Falfan is the 176,240th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,000,225 people. Falfan is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Falfan are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

It is most frequent in Mexico, where it is carried by 1,659 people, or 1 in 74,820. In Mexico Falfan is mostly concentrated in: Veracruz, where 65 percent are found, Puebla, where 8 percent are found and Mexico City, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Mexico Falfan exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 12 percent are found and Venezuela, where 7 percent are found.

Falfan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Falfan surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Falfan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning $39,566 USD per year.

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