Falkanger Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Falkanger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falkanger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway891:57,7788,270
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada141:2,631,828153,264

Falkanger Last Name Facts

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

Falkanger occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Falkanger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Falkanger is the 1,581,912th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Falkanger are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Falkanger is most common in Norway, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 57,778. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 79 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 9 percent reside and Central Norway, where 8 percent reside. Barring Norway this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Falkanger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Falkanger are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Falkanger earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.57% more than the national average, earning 427,635 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $44,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.18% less than the national average, earning $43,632 CAD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Falkanger
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