Falling Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

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.

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Falling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
Iran1491:515,31930,242
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Norway201:257,11427,149
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
China21:683,660,78330,601
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

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.

- Charlotte Hjorth

Falling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Falling occurs most in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Falling.

How Common Is The Last Name Falling? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 612,595th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Falling reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 41 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 259 people, or 1 in 1,399,455. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Oklahoma, where 31 percent live, Minnesota, where 11 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 30 percent live and Denmark, where 6 percent live.

Falling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Falling has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 617 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Falling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Falling surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faulling93103/
Fallings9384/
Failling931/
Fallin922,865/
Faling92778/
Failing861,240/
Fahling86163/
Folling86115/
Valling8682/
Faullin8651/
Fayling8648/
Fealing8633/
Fauling8625/
Fallion8624/
Faaling868/
Fallina866/
Falings862/
Falleng862/
Fallinn862/
Faillin862/
Faeling860/
Fatling860/
Fagling860/
Fasling860/
Fallien860/
Falin832,679/
Falln830/
Follings8094/
Faehling8093/
Faullina809/
Fealings806/
Failings802/
Fahlings801/
Vahlling801/
Fahaling801/
Featling800/
Feilling800/
Pfhaling800/
Vallin7710,100/
Follin772,659/
Fallen772,308/
Falina772,227/
Faulin77574/
Faglin77366/
Fahlin77259/
Valing77192/
Failin77103/
Feling7790/
Falion7751/
Faleng7742/
Falink7738/
Fallén7727/
Faslin7724/
Fatlin7720/
Faylin7714/
Foling7713/
Falint776/
Falgin775/
Faläng775/
Fallyn772/
Falien772/
Fajlin771/
Fallne771/
Falhin771/
Faalng771/
Fealin770/
Faln736/
Fehling713,450/
Faulina71867/
Volling71593/
Feuling71429/
Feyling71333/
Feiling71315/
Vahling71281/
Follien71175/
Vallien71156/
Fähling71136/
Follina7197/
Fallent7155/
Fallend7143/
Feeling7133/
Fouling7123/
Föhling7113/
Falleen7112/
Failina7112/
Phaling7111/
Faytlin719/
Vailing715/
Phallin713/
Folleng712/
Fauslin712/
Faylina712/
Follion712/
Fogling712/
Vaullin711/
Feullin711/
Faylinn711/
Fayllen711/
Fallemn711/
Fallynn711/
Fatlind711/
Follinn711/
Fatlink711/
Faillen711/
Fosling711/
Foullin711/
Fotling711/
Feahlin710/
Fallyon710/
Pfallen710/
Faullen710/
Fahleng710/
Foyling710/
Feillin710/
Fhallen710/
Faulion710/
Valin678,231/
Falen672,076/
Folin671,017/
Falyn67214/
Falim6785/
Faullend6748/
Falén6726/
Falinova6718/
Falhn6711/
Föhlings678/
Foullien678/
Falne675/
Fauln673/
Failn672/
Vahaling671/
Phailing671/
Phalleng671/
Phallyng671/
Vaehling671/
Feaulien671/
Falinová671/
Feillion671/
Phalings670/
Veilling670/

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