Falkland Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Falkland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Falkland.'

Walter de Folkelonde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Falkland Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1421:190,11118,903
France301:2,214,091176,965
Sweden151:656,45048,545
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Falkland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Falkland.'

Walter de Folkelonde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Saxon.) From Folck, the common people, and land—the land of the common people, in the time of the Saxons.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Scotland.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Falkland Demographics

Average Falkland Salary in
United States

$48,125 USD

Per year
Rank:
460,121 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.69285E-6
Rank: 993,969 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
111.53%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States

Falkland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falkland is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falkland? popularity and diffusion

Falkland is the 1,148,257th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The surname Falkland occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Falkland live; 68 percent live in Australasia and 68 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 190,111. In Australia Falkland is most common in: New South Wales, where 66 percent reside, Victoria, where 21 percent reside and Australian Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Australia this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 14 percent reside and Sweden, where 7 percent reside.

Falkland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Falkland has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Falkland last name rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Falkland Last Name Statistics demography

Falkland earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falkeland944/
Faulkland941/
Falklind8823/
Folkland885/
Falklund883/
Falkelind8218/
Volkland75272/
Folklund754/
Flogland751/
Volklandt7115/
Folkelind7112/
Flachland710/
Valakulandai701/
Volcklandt670/
Falcao Holanda642/
Vale Caland632/
Flu-Gallant631/
Valquilandia601/
Valeklint591/
Volo Wiklund502/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Falkland
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