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Where Does The Last Name Fall Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Fall (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻝ) is most common in Senegal. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fall? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,150^th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,667 people. Fall occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Fall are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 184,711^th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 1,727 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is carried by 422,278 people, or 1 in 35. In Senegal it is primarily found in: Dakar Region, where 29 percent reside, Diourbel Region, where 19 percent reside and Thiès Region, where 16 percent reside. Other than Senegal this surname is found in 112 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Fall Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Fall has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fall surname increased 479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 68 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fall Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fall are 0.91999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fall earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.42% less than the national average, earning €7,080 per year; in Norway they earn 51.41% more than the national average, earning 524,011 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.68% more than the national average, earning R 312,912 per year; in United States they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $42,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.4% less than the national average, earning $44,018 CAD per year.