Fallas Surname
Approximately 26,604 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameFallas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 25,130 | 1:190 | 56 |
| United States | 793 | 1:457,073 | 39,063 |
| England | 152 | 1:366,566 | 26,048 |
| Panama | 66 | 1:59,277 | 2,728 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Argentina | 49 | 1:872,315 | 56,573 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Colombia | 22 | 1:2,171,549 | 12,645 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Guatemala | 15 | 1:1,072,178 | 5,317 |
| Ecuador | 14 | 1:1,136,132 | 15,474 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 196 | 1:124,364 | 11,707 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 52 | 1:965,744 | 57,486 |
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.
(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.
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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.
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