Falken Surname

564,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Falken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
South Africa1591:340,74031,565
Germany1241:649,23850,829
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Norway91:571,36544,190
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England51:11,143,612252,590
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Falkén (13) are calculated separately.

Falken (24) may also be a first name.

Falken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falken (Arabic: فالكين, Russian: Фалкен) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Falkén. For other possible spellings of Falken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 564,325th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 33 percent of Falken reside; 30 percent reside in North America and 30 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Falken is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 24 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 2,196,721. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: South Dakota, where 14 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The United States Falken exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent are found and Germany, where 22 percent are found.

Falken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Falken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 786 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Falken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Falken are 11.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Falken earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12.59% less than the national average, earning 302,520 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.08% more than the national average, earning R 309,108 per year and in United States they earn 25.09% more than the national average, earning $53,973 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falkén9413/
Faulken9245/
Falkeng9210/
Falkenå929/
Falcken927/
Falkuen920/
Feaulken861/
Falkin83499/
Folken83361/
Valken83137/
Falkyn8317/
Faulkn832/
Falkne831/
Falkina77328/
Falkyna7730/
Folcken7723/
Faulkin779/
Falkäng776/
Faulkne775/
Falking774/
Falkind773/
Falcn73506/
Folkn731/
Folkendt7164/
Volken671,266/
Falcin67183/
Valkin67135/
Folkin6771/
Folkyn6724/
Valkyn6717/
Folkem672/
Falcõn671/
Falcne671/

Falken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falken in the Russian language
Фалкенfalken-
Falken in the Arabic language
فالكينfalkyn-

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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 Falken
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