Falkenstein Surname

97,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Falkenstein Surname User-submission:

Falkenstein is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Falkenstein ('falcon's stone').

Falkenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5791:31,2164,112
United States1,7291:209,63520,512
Argentina1281:333,93326,358
Canada551:669,92054,285
Norway451:114,27315,150
Poland441:863,83566,160
France331:2,012,810168,616
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Israel251:342,30528,607
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
England141:3,979,861125,553
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Suriname11:552,6169,664
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:236,88119,844

Falkenstein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Falkenstein is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Falkenstein ('falcon's stone').

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Falkenstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Falkenstein is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Falkenstein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 97,577th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,498,570 people. The surname Falkenstein occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Falkenstein are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Falkenstein is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 2,579 people, or 1 in 31,216. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent live and Hesse, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.

Falkenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Falkenstein has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 816 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Falkenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Falkenstein are 32.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Falkenstein earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 14.84% less than the national average, earning 294,726 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.76% more than the national average, earning $52,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.89% more than the national average, earning $62,050 CAD per year.

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