Falgan Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Falgan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Falgán (1) are calculated separately.
Falgan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Falgan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Falgan (Bengali: ফাল্গন) is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Falgán. Click here to see other possible spellings of Falgan.
How Common Is The Last Name Falgan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Falgan occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Falgan reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger Falgan is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Niger this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Guam, where 47 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Falgan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Falgan in the Bengali language | ||
| ফাল্গন | phalgana | - |
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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 Falgan
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