Fallen Surname

183,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fallen Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Fallamhan (ruler).

Fallen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4581:248,60023,661
Iran3131:245,31218,648
England1071:520,73032,731
Indonesia1061:1,247,63487,669
Scotland661:81,1185,959
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Australia331:818,05251,601
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
France111:6,038,429280,838
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
India91:85,229,487684,495
China61:227,886,92811,701
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland701:63,2844,864
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
Scotland811:46,2133,298
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0431:48,1485,500

The alternate forms: Fallén (27) are calculated separately.

Fallen (544) may also be a first name.

Fallen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Fallamhan (ruler).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fallen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fallen occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Fallén. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fallen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 183,926th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,157,516 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Fallen reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fallen is also the 361,218th most common forename worldwide, held by 544 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,458 people, or 1 in 248,600. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 23 percent are found, Illinois, where 7 percent are found and Kentucky, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 14 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Fallen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fallen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fallen surname expanded 140 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 16 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fallen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fallen surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fallen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.66% less than the national average, earning $39,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.31% more than the national average, earning $51,326 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fallén9427/
Fallent9255/
Fallend9243/
Falleen9212/
Falleng922/
Fayllen921/
Fallemn921/
Faillen921/
Pfallen920/
Faullen920/
Fhallen920/
Fallien920/
Falen912,076/
Falln910/
Faullend8648/
Fallin832,865/
Vallen831,040/
Follen83637/
Fahlen83325/
Faleng8342/
Falent8320/
Failen8315/
Faleun8314/
Faelen8311/
Fallem833/
Fallyn832/
Falien832/
Faulen832/
Falaen831/
Falend831/
Fallne831/
Faleen831/
Faylen830/
Fatlen830/
Faln806/
Falling77504/
Follien77175/
Vallien77156/
Follent77105/
Faulend7779/
Faullin7751/
Faulent7744/
Valleen7736/
Phallen7725/
Fallion7724/
Fahleen7724/
Follend7717/
Faullem7716/
Vallenå779/
Fallina776/
Faylend775/
Faylene773/
Vaillen773/
Fallinn772/
Faillin772/
Folleng772/
Fahllem771/
Fallynn771/
Falenne771/
Feullen771/
Fasleen771/
Fayleen771/
Faaleen771/
Fallyon770/
Fahleng770/
Vallaen770/
Valen733,075/
Falin732,679/
Folen73250/
Falyn73214/
Felen73158/
Falén7326/
Falem7316/
Falhn7311/
Falne735/
Fauln733/
Failn732/
Faulling71103/
Faullina719/
Foullien718/
Falenova714/
Phalleen711/
Failling711/
Phalleng711/
Feaulien711/
Vallin6710,100/
Follin672,659/
Phalen672,617/
Falina672,227/
Fahlén671,416/
Feilen671,064/
Faling67778/
Faulin67574/
Vollen67522/
Faglin67366/
Fehlen67341/
Foolen67336/
Fahlin67259/
Falyna67251/
Vallén67203/
Valien67169/
Vaelen67134/
Failin67103/
Felien6797/
Foleng6782/
Falyon6760/
Falion6751/
Fohlen6744/
Falink6738/
Valøen6736/
Foleen6734/
Foulen6732/
Faelin6731/
Faslin6724/
Fatlin6720/
Foelen6719/
Vaulen6719/
Folien6716/
Valeen6715/
Faylin6714/
Feleen679/
Faleem678/
Falint676/
Falgin675/
Faläng675/
Vailen674/
Folend672/
Follem672/
Vallìn672/
Fajlin671/
Fasiln671/
Foslen671/
Feelen671/
Foloen671/
Fahlne671/
Valenn671/
Vahlen671/
Faulín671/
Fahlèn671/
Falhin671/
Foilen671/
Faalng671/
Feloen671/
Fhelen670/
Fealin670/
Faulem670/

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