Fallen Surname
Approximately 2,308 people bear this surname
Fallen Surname Definition:
(Irish) Grandson of Fallamhan (ruler).
Fallen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,458 | 1:248,600 | 23,661 |
| Iran | 313 | 1:245,312 | 18,648 |
| England | 107 | 1:520,730 | 32,731 |
| Indonesia | 106 | 1:1,247,634 | 87,669 |
| Scotland | 66 | 1:81,118 | 5,959 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Jamaica | 25 | 1:114,798 | 4,448 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 70 | 1:63,284 | 4,864 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 127 | 1:191,932 | 15,501 |
| Scotland | 81 | 1:46,213 | 3,298 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,043 | 1:48,148 | 5,500 |
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).
Fallen Demographics
Fallen Political Affiliation
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Fallen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fallen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fallen has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as: Fallén. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fallen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fallen is the 183,926th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,157,516 people. The surname Fallen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Fallen are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 361,218th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 544 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,458 people, or 1 in 248,600. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 23 percent live, Illinois, where 7 percent live and Kentucky, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States Fallen exists in 41 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 14 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.
Fallen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fallen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 140 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Fallen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Fallen last name are 0.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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