Falkous Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Falkous Surname Definition:

A North of England surname which has the variations Faucus, Fawcus, Farcus, and is sometimes confounded with Fawke, Fawkes, &c. It probably means falco, faucon, a hawk.

Falkous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:497,48331,781
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304

Falkous Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A North of England surname which has the variations Faucus, Fawcus, Farcus, and is sometimes confounded with Fawke, Fawkes, &c. It probably means falco, faucon, a hawk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Falkous Last Name Facts

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

The last name Falkous is found most in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falkous? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,281,391st most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name Falkous is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Falkous reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Falkous is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 497,483. In England it is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 54 percent are found, Northumberland, where 34 percent are found and Durham, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Falkous Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Falkous has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Falkous surname increased 361 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falkus92647/
Falkou92474/
Falkos92265/
Falcous8639/
Falkuss866/
Faulkos861/
Falko834,610/
Falku831/
Falqoust801/
Falcou77884/
Falcus77513/
Fealko7798/
Valkos7784/
Folkus7780/
Falcos7768/
Falkas7756/
Falkuß7732/
Valkus7726/
Falqos7717/
Falkuş774/
Folkos772/
Falkão772/
Fal'ko772/
Falkuś771/
Falcko771/
Falkoo771/
Falkoy771/
Falkui771/
Faslku771/
Falkusová751/
Falkeis7152/
Valkusz7151/
Falcoes7116/
Falkejo7111/
Falkash714/
Valkeus713/
Faulcus713/
Faileku711/
Falcout711/
Falqoos711/
Folkusz711/
Falkuch711/
Valkoue711/
Falkais711/
Falco6746,749/
Valko677,277/
Falka67302/
Falkquay6733/
Valku6717/
Folko6717/
Falkã671/
Voulkous671/
Falkquey671/

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