Falker Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Falker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2811:1,289,88990,528
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
India61:127,844,230863,365
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Falker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falker (Russian: Фалькер) is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 727,600th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. The last name Falker occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Falker reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 1,289,889. In The United States Falker is primarily found in: New York, where 20 percent are found, Michigan, where 13 percent are found and Missouri, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.

Falker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Falker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Falker surname rose 238 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Falker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Falker surname are 14.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Falker earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $46,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.37% less than the national average, earning $34,095 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faulker92218/
Falkher924/
Falcker922/
Falåker921/
Fallker921/
Falkier921/
Fealker920/
Fahlåker864/
Faulkker860/
Faulcker860/
Faulkeur860/
Falkerth860/
Faulkier860/
Folker831,347/
Valker83404/
Falkir833/
Valkier77145/
Falcher77116/
Foulker77106/
Folcker7796/
Falquer7785/
Valcker7725/
Folkerd7724/
Falkjær7717/
Faulcer771/
Folkerh771/
Feulker770/
Feilker770/
Folkerth71265/
Falquier7195/
Folkeard718/
Falkhair714/
Valkheir714/
Falc'her712/
Valckier711/
Fal'cher711/
Faulcher711/
Faulquer710/
Foulcker710/
Volker676,636/
Faulquier6762/
Feilecker6712/
Valkir672/
Falcre671/
Falcir671/
Folcer670/

Falker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falker in the Russian language
Фалькерfalker-

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Falker Reference & Research

Folker One-name Study - A profile of the Folker surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Folker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Falker
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