Falken Surname
Approximately 561 people bear this surname
Falken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 165 | 1:2,196,721 | 138,143 |
| South Africa | 159 | 1:340,740 | 31,565 |
| Germany | 124 | 1:649,238 | 50,829 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Falkén (13) are calculated separately.
Falken (24) may also be a first name.
Falken Demographics
Average Falken Salary in
United States
$53,973 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Falkén. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Falken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Falken is the 564,325th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 33 percent of Falken live; 30 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name globally, held by 24 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 2,196,721. In The United States Falken is primarily found in: South Dakota, where 14 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also found 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Falken last name increased 786 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Falken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Falken surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.06% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falkén | 94 | 13 | / |
| Faulken | 92 | 45 | / |
| Falkeng | 92 | 10 | / |
| Falkenå | 92 | 9 | / |
| Falcken | 92 | 7 | / |
| Falkuen | 92 | 0 | / |
| Feaulken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Falkin | 83 | 499 | / |
| Folken | 83 | 361 | / |
| Valken | 83 | 137 | / |
| Falkyn | 83 | 17 | / |
| Faulkn | 83 | 2 | / |
| Falkne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Falkina | 77 | 328 | / |
| Falkyna | 77 | 30 | / |
| Folcken | 77 | 23 | / |
| Faulkin | 77 | 9 | / |
| Falkäng | 77 | 6 | / |
| Faulkne | 77 | 5 | / |
| Falking | 77 | 4 | / |
| Falkind | 77 | 3 | / |
| Falcn | 73 | 506 | / |
| Folkn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Folkendt | 71 | 64 | / |
| Volken | 67 | 1,266 | / |
| Falcin | 67 | 183 | / |
| Valkin | 67 | 135 | / |
| Folkin | 67 | 71 | / |
| Folkyn | 67 | 24 | / |
| Valkyn | 67 | 17 | / |
| Folkem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Falcõn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Falcne | 67 | 1 | / |
Falken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Falken in the Russian language | ||
| Фалкен | falken | - |
| Falken in the Arabic language | ||
| فالكين | falkyn | - |
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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 Falken
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