Fallang Surname

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

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Fallang Surname User-submission:

The Fallang surname comes from a place name in Norway. There are two Fallang farms near the town of Gran in the Hadland (warrior land) area, Norway. The modern spelling has dropped one of the l, thus Falang. It means 'foalmeadow' and comes from the Old Norse words eng (later ang), which means 'meadow', and fyl, which means 'foal' or 'young horse'.

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Fallang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Norway701:73,46110,305
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Fallang (105) may also be a first name.

Fallang Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Fallang surname comes from a place name in Norway. There are two Fallang farms near the town of Gran in the Hadland (warrior land) area, Norway. The modern spelling has dropped one of the l, thus Falang. It means 'foalmeadow' and comes from the Old Norse words eng (later ang), which means 'meadow', and fyl, which means 'foal' or 'young horse'.

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Fallang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fallang occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Fallang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fallang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fallang is the 1,281,391st most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Fallang live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 920,134th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 105 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 3,485,182. In The United States Fallang is primarily found in: Montana, where 52 percent live, Colorado, where 13 percent live and Minnesota, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 39 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Fallang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fallang has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fallang surname increased 867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fallang Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fallang are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65% registered with the political party.

The amount Fallang earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.36% less than the national average, earning 324,062 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning $46,787 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fallan92680/
Falang92291/
Fallain86216/
Falland86175/
Vallang86104/
Fallant8615/
Faliang8610/
Fallong869/
Fallian867/
Failang867/
Falangs866/
Fallean864/
Faallan864/
Fallane863/
Faillan861/
Fallaín861/
Faullan860/
Pfalang860/
Falan83778/
Fallahan80109/
Faillant8074/
Faullant8033/
Phallang8018/
Falangue802/
Falasing801/
Valliang801/
Feallant800/
Fallon7732,959/
Faslan77769/
Faulan77509/
Vallan77491/
Falane77281/
Follan77149/
Failan77128/
Fatlan7792/
Valang7779/
Felang7777/
Falank7765/
Faland7765/
Falhan7741/
Fahlan7738/
Falian7728/
Falean7727/
Falyan7720/
Fallam7719/
Falgan7717/
Falong7712/
Faylan777/
Falant776/
Falanh773/
Folang773/
Falaun771/
Falahn771/
Falaan771/
Falain770/
Fealan770/
Fallahand755/
Falangova752/
Folland711,966/
Falloon711,744/
Fallone711,322/
Vallean711,239/
Follain711,024/
Fauland711,008/
Phalang71600/
Fatland71491/
Vaillan71356/
Faillon71257/
Fatlane71216/
Vallian71191/
Feelang71106/
Follong7177/
Falleyn7170/
Falatyn7163/
Falagne7163/
Faaland7158/
Falahan7154/
Falatin7153/
Faslyan7143/
Falasin7142/
Vallain7137/
Fallein7133/
Faulong7129/
Faulane7128/
Follant7128/
Falloun7128/
Failane7127/
Fallion7124/
Phallan7124/
Faulant7124/
Falandt7122/
Faullon7116/
Fayland7115/
Fatlaan7115/
Falanke7112/
Foullan7112/
Fathlan7110/
Fotlang717/
Faulian717/
Faslian715/
Faislan714/
Fajlane714/
Fatlaun713/
Fallonn712/
Fallond711/
Faslane711/
Faijlan711/
Failand711/
Fajlian711/
Falatne711/
Follane711/
Follaun711/
Vhallan711/
Vallann711/
Valangh711/
Vaulang711/
Faulain711/
Faliant711/
Feliang711/
Feulang711/
Faalian711/
Faslaan711/
Faleane711/
Fallyon710/
Fauslan710/
Fealand710/
Faslean710/
Faleing710/
Fuilang710/
Falllon710/
Follian710/
Folan674,239/
Falon672,596/
Valan671,198/
Foullane67370/
Falam67247/
Phahlang67206/
Phatlang67199/
Feillant67191/
Falanque67146/
Phallane67116/
Foullong6772/
Falahand6768/
Faillone6759/
Phaliang6715/
Fallotin6710/
Falasinn675/
Falón675/
Falanova673/
Faulandt673/
Fălan672/
Foulland672/
D'Fallon672/
Fauhland671/
Falahane671/
Vaullain671/
Follamnn671/
Phailang671/
Falòn671/
Fahlandt671/
Fahalian671/
Falanová671/
Fallonne671/
Folliant671/
Foullain671/
Phalangt671/
Feiliang671/
Vaillian670/
Falloone670/
Folliand670/
Fausland670/
Fathland670/

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