Fallas Surname

20,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Fallas Surname Definition:

James Fallays at Leidhill (Leadhill) in 1657 and other five of the name (Lanark CR.). James Falous in Fingland, 1674 (Edin, App.). The name is also recorded in Edinburgh. It may be from Falaise in Normandy, the birthplace of William the Conqueror, de la Faleyse, 'of the cliff,' but there is a place named Fallaws in Angus.

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Fallas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica25,1301:19056
United States7931:457,07339,063
England1521:366,56626,048
Panama661:59,2772,728
France651:1,021,888113,182
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Canada451:818,79163,991
Australia331:818,05251,601
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Colombia221:2,171,54912,645
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Guatemala151:1,072,1785,317
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Wales91:343,83718,086
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1961:124,36411,707
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Fallas (18) may also be a first name.

Fallas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

James Fallays at Leidhill (Leadhill) in 1657 and other five of the name (Lanark CR.). James Falous in Fingland, 1674 (Edin, App.). The name is also recorded in Edinburgh. It may be from Falaise in Normandy, the birthplace of William the Conqueror, de la Faleyse, 'of the cliff,' but there is a place named Fallaws in Angus.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(French-Teut.) belonging to (La) Falaise (Normandy) = the Cliff, Rock [French falaise, Old Saxon O.H.Ger. felis (Ger. fels] There has prob. been some confusion with Fallows, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fallas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fallas occurs more in Costa Rica more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Fallas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fallas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 20,546th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 273,927 people. Fallas is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Fallas are found; 95 percent are found in Central America and 95 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Costa Rica, where it is carried by 25,130 people, or 1 in 190. In Costa Rica Fallas is most common in: San José Province, where 60 percent live, Puntarenas Province, where 10 percent live and Cartago Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Costa Rica it occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Fallas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fallas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fallas last name rose 1,525 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fallas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fallas surname are 15.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fallas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $21,400,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.68% less than the national average, earning $41,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.72% more than the national average, earning $52,523 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fallais92146/
Fallias9211/
Fallaas926/
Fallast924/
Fallass920/
Fallase920/
Falla9117,747/
Falas91191/
Fallaise8624/
Fallahas8612/
Fallasch869/
Faillase861/
Fallasse861/
Falliase861/
Fallah83127,739/
Failla839,287/
Vallas832,286/
Falase831,217/
Falgas83675/
Fallat83664/
Fallea83587/
Fallay83466/
Fallad83417/
Follas83389/
Fallai83331/
Fallaj83199/
Fallos83165/
Falaus83148/
Falasz83131/
Fallau8395/
Falash8372/
Falias8371/
Falhas8351/
Falais8334/
Falast8326/
Faslas8320/
Falaas8313/
Failas8312/
Fallia8310/
Falass837/
Fallaz835/
Fhalla834/
Fallac834/
Falhla833/
Fajlla832/
Fallha832/
Falyas831/
Faílla831/
Faïlla831/
Fajlas831/
Fallax831/
Fallla831/
Faleas830/
Faulas830/
Fala807,900/
Fausellas8020/
Fallahash809/
Fallahays800/
Falaise772,241/
Fallaha77676/
Fallace77613/
Facella77487/
Fallous77271/
Vallais77239/
Folleas77183/
Faillat77182/
Fathlla77154/
Vallias77118/
Facilla77100/
Fasella7765/
Falladh7761/
Fallaix7753/
Fallaux7751/
Falashe7729/
Fallait7721/
Fallatt7719/
Fallach7717/
Falatse7716/
Fasilla7713/
Faillah779/
Fallahy779/
Faullah777/
Fasllia777/
Fallahe776/
Foullas776/
Fallarz776/
Falasse774/
Fatella774/
Falasch774/
Follias773/
Failase772/
Fatilla772/
Fallois772/
Faillos772/
Valleas772/
Faillia771/
Falliat771/
Falliay771/
Falliah771/
Falashz771/
Fahalla771/
Fatllah771/
Faliase771/
Fallapp771/
Fallios771/
Feullas771/
Fallaah771/
Falaase771/
Falaish771/
Faillaa771/
Falliaj771/
Falah7349,464/
Faila7333,796/
Valla7311,382/
Fallo738,810/
Folla732,317/
Falay731,734/
Valas731,721/
Falia731,614/
Fasla731,388/
Fahla731,271/
Falat731,117/
Faula73747/
Fatla73548/
Faala73506/
Falai73421/
Falga73258/
Falea73215/
Falaa73212/
Folas73175/
Falau73151/
Felas73138/
Falos73112/
Fajla7377/
Fayla7366/
Feala7353/
Falha7340/
Falad7328/
Falaj7326/
Falaz7325/
Faloa7323/
Falaš7319/
Falap7316/
Fhala7313/
Falac735/
Falax733/
Falya733/
Fallâ731/
Faillace712,057/
Fallahat71137/
Failleau7192/
Faitella7158/
Fallahay7154/
Fallahee7139/
Fassella7129/
Falladdh7125/
Feillais7124/
Fayllace7118/
Falliaux7117/
Fachilla7111/
Fasiella718/
Faucella715/
Feillias715/
Falloise715/
Fallosch713/
Falasova713/
Fallahey712/
Failasse712/
Feullias712/
Faitilla711/
Faliaise711/
Falliace711/
Fachella711/
Fahallah711/
Falasche711/
Fallahaa711/
Fallahha711/
Falloush711/
Fallouss711/
Fasillat711/
Falhaust710/
Falleaux710/
Felias672,151/
Phalla671,588/
Fallot671,381/
Foulla671,021/
Falarz67888/
Folias67767/
Valais67715/
Falace67690/
Fahala67638/
Faglia67627/
Falley67622/
Valias67599/
Falach67433/
Folhas67267/
Vallah67264/
Fallou67262/
Vailas67237/
Faulia67235/
Follea67214/
Vallos67202/
Follos67186/
Valash67186/
Follah67161/
Fasilleau67153/
Vallia67140/
Faslia67127/
Follay67121/
Follia67117/
Vaelas67112/
Falaah67102/
Falaha67101/
Vallai6798/
Vallea6798/
Faillo6794/
Valaas6783/
Vailla6781/
Faisla6768/
Vallay6765/
Vaalla6763/
Vallau6762/
Failah6761/
Falaux6759/
Vollas6758/
Vahlas6755/
Feilla6752/
Fallahieh6750/
Faulha6750/
Foulas6749/
Falaix6749/
Failos6733/
Falahu6729/
Fallei6729/
Valhas6727/
Falosh6724/
Falyos6721/
Faliat6720/
Failaz6720/
Faulad6719/
Foleas6718/
Failia6715/
Faylasova6712/
Falous6712/
Vállas6712/
Failat6711/
Phalas6711/
Fa'ala6711/
Failai6710/
Follat679/
Vaalas679/
Fatlia678/
Fathla678/
Failay678/
Vaulas678/
Faliaz678/
Falahy677/
Folléa677/
Falhah676/
Valass676/
Falaut676/
Faloss676/
Fauula675/
Falatt675/
Fallod675/
Faslat675/
Faliau675/
Falloh675/
Faulat675/
Follaj675/
Vealla674/
Folash674/
Faillouss674/
Faloos674/
Faalau673/
Failaj673/
Vallaa673/
Fachillah673/
Faladj673/
Falllo673/
Faullo673/
Falose673/
Falacz673/
Fahlah673/
Faylos673/
Faulos672/
Falois672/
Fasllo672/
Falaiz672/
Failoa672/
Felaus672/
Faylah672/
Vallaz672/
Falhat672/
Falhay672/
Follad672/
Fajlay671/
Fhalia671/
Faulau671/
Fealac671/
Feallo671/
Fahatella671/
Fajlai671/
Faalia671/
Vhalla671/
Valaus671/
Valahs671/
Failau671/
Failga671/
Faillache671/
Faillá671/
Fahula671/
Faladh671/
Falead671/
Falgai671/
Falios671/
Falahh671/
Falleu671/
Falloc671/
Falloisse671/
Fallousse671/
Felais671/
Follga671/
Feulla671/
Fathhllah671/
Ffalah671/
Falapp671/
Phallatse671/
Fhalah671/
Follap671/
Failasova671/
Faalat671/
Falait671/
Faleus671/
Falhad671/
Faïlia671/
Felays671/
Falloy670/
Folays670/
Feilas670/
Faalay670/
Fallop670/
Fealia670/
Faslay670/
Fealya670/
Feelas670/
Fallio670/
Folase670/

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