Falkenau Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Falkenau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falkenau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3301:243,95626,656
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England211:2,653,24194,788
France171:3,907,219231,005
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Falkenau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falkenau (Russian: Фалькенау) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falkenau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 701,000th most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Falkenau live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Falkenau is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 243,956. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found and Berlin, where 15 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Falkenau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Falkenau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Falkenau last name grew 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Falkenau Last Name Statistics demography

Falkenau earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.66% less than the national average, earning $22,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falkienau947/
Falkena93388/
Falkenaas827/
Falkina80328/
Falkyna8030/
Valkena802/
Falkenhous781/
Falceanu7587/
Valkeena751/
Falkeinejad741/
Falkinaya711/
Valkana67179/
Valkina6772/
Folkyna6735/
Folkina6735/
Falcona6728/
Valkyna6722/
Falcina673/
Valkanou63119/
Falquina6383/
Folkinga6326/
Falchina639/
Valquena635/
Valkoina635/
Valkhina634/
Falconea631/
Vaulkina631/
Phalkana631/
Falconaya5921/
Vaulkhina591/
Faulkinhey561/
Volkina53150/
Volkyna5310/
Valcana538/
Valcona532/
Volkhina501,646/
Volkhyna50115/
Falconey501/

Falkenau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falkenau in the Russian language
Фалькенауfalkenau-

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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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  • 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 Falkenau
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