Fallin Surname

153,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Fallin Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Fallamhan (ruler).

Fallin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7581:131,42113,841
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Norway151:342,81932,589
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England41:13,929,515290,718
Panama41:978,06412,245
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

Fallin (90) may also be a first name.

Fallin 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

Fallin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fallin (Arabic: فالن, Russian: Фаллин) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fallin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 153,449th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,543,646 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Fallin live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fallin is also the 1,005,046th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 90 people.

The surname Fallin is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,758 people, or 1 in 131,421. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 16 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Fallin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fallin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,271 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 69 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fallin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fallin surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fallin earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 24.55% less than the national average, earning 261,115 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.1% less than the national average, earning $41,810 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falling92504/
Faullin9251/
Fallion9224/
Fallina926/
Fallinn922/
Faillin922/
Fallien920/
Falin912,679/
Falln910/
Faulling86103/
Faullina869/
Failling861/
Vallin8310,100/
Follin832,659/
Fallen832,308/
Falina832,227/
Faling83778/
Faulin83574/
Faglin83366/
Fahlin83259/
Failin83103/
Falion8351/
Falink8338/
Faelin8331/
Fallén8327/
Faslin8324/
Fatlin8320/
Faylin8314/
Falint836/
Falgin835/
Fallyn832/
Falien832/
Fajlin831/
Fallne831/
Falhin831/
Fealin830/
Faln806/
Failing771,240/
Faulina77867/
Follien77175/
Fahling77163/
Vallien77156/
Folling77115/
Follina7797/
Fallent7755/
Fayling7748/
Fallend7743/
Fealing7733/
Fauling7725/
Falleen7712/
Failina7712/
Faytlin779/
Faaling778/
Phallin773/
Falleng772/
Fauslin772/
Faylina772/
Follion772/
Vaullin771/
Feullin771/
Faylinn771/
Fayllen771/
Fallemn771/
Fallynn771/
Fatlind771/
Follinn771/
Fatlink771/
Faillen771/
Foullin771/
Fatling770/
Feahlin770/
Fallyon770/
Pfallen770/
Faullen770/
Fasling770/
Faelinn770/
Feillin770/
Fhallen770/
Faulion770/
Valin738,231/
Falen732,076/
Felin731,483/
Folin731,017/
Falyn73214/
Falim7385/
Falén7326/
Falhn7311/
Falne735/
Fauln733/
Failn732/
Faullend7148/
Falinova7118/
Foullien718/
Feaulien711/
Fahaling711/
Falinová711/
Feillion711/
Featling710/
Feilling710/
Pfhaling710/
Vaulin674,841/
Fahlén671,416/
Vallen671,040/
Follen67637/
Phalin67430/
Fohlin67407/
Folina67335/
Fahlen67325/
Falyna67251/
Vallén67203/
Vollin67185/
Valien67169/
Felien6797/
Foslin6767/
Falyon6760/
Faulim6752/
Foulin6750/
Vahlin6750/
Faleng6742/
Falent6720/
Folien6716/
Failen6715/
Faleun6714/
Foling6713/
Faelen6711/
Foglin679/
Feilin678/
Feylin675/
Faläng675/
Folion674/
Folgin673/
Faylim673/
Fallem673/
Folhin673/
Vailin672/
Folind672/
Feelin672/
Feulin672/
Vallìn672/
Faulen672/
Fehlin671/
Falaen671/
Falend671/
Fasiln671/
Vajlin671/
Vaelin671/
Folint671/
Fahlne671/
Fălina671/
Faulín671/
Fahlèn671/
Fotlin671/
Faalng671/
Foolin671/
Faalim671/
Faleen671/
Faylen670/
Fatlen670/
Vealin670/
Fholin670/
Felinn670/

Fallin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fallin in the Russian language
Фаллинfallin-
Fallin in the Arabic language
فالنfaln-

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