Falling Surname
Approximately 504 people bear this surname
Falling Surname User-submission:
There's an important difference between the letters a, ä and æ in Scandinavian languages. The letter is pronounced as ae. When Fälling is spelled with an ä it refers to a specific place in Sweden of this name. And from where they took the surname, when they went to Denmark to find work.
Read More About This SurnameFalling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 259 | 1:1,399,455 | 96,631 |
| Iran | 149 | 1:515,319 | 30,242 |
| Denmark | 32 | 1:176,397 | 14,920 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42 | 1:1,195,683 | 67,545 |
Falling (41) may also be a first name.
Falling Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
There's an important difference between the letters a, ä and æ in Scandinavian languages. The letter is pronounced as ae. When Fälling is spelled with an ä it refers to a specific place in Sweden of this name. And from where they took the surname, when they went to Denmark to find work.
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Falling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Falling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Falling has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Falling? popularity and diffusion
Falling is the 612,595th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Falling are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Falling is also the 1,590,275th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 41 people.
The surname Falling is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 259 people, or 1 in 1,399,455. In The United States it is mostly found in: Oklahoma, where 31 percent live, Minnesota, where 11 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States Falling is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 30 percent live and Denmark, where 6 percent live.
Falling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Falling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Falling last name rose 617 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Falling Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Falling last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.89% registered with the political party.
The amount Falling earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 13.98% less than the national average, earning 297,700 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.75% less than the national average, earning $38,944 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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