Falkingham Surname

296,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Falkingham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falkingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7551:73,7998,395
Australia2261:119,45013,170
Canada1191:309,62728,530
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Wales141:221,03813,576
Scotland81:669,22723,443
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3281:74,3158,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Falkingham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Falkingham is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Falkingham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Falkingham is the 296,768th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,671,242 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Falkingham are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 755 people, or 1 in 73,799. In England Falkingham is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 30 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 21 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Other than England this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Falkingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Falkingham has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Falkingham surname rose 230 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 419 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Falkingham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Falkingham surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Falkingham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $44,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.98% less than the national average, earning $47,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faulkingham95419/
Falkingam950/
Fulkingham902/
Falkinghan901/
Folkingham900/
Faulkinghan861/

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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
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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 Falkingham
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