Falmer Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Falmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
France51:13,284,544357,392
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Falmer (48) may also be a first name.

Falmer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falmer (Russian: Фалмер) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falmer? popularity and diffusion

Falmer is the 1,338,236th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name Falmer is primarily found in Europe, where 35 percent of Falmer reside; 32 percent reside in Southern Africa and 32 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 48 people.

Falmer is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,003,291. In South Africa Falmer is most common in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Falmer is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.

Falmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Falmer has changed through the years. In England it expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Falmer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Falmer last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Falmer are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Falmer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.72% less than the national average, earning R 188,388 per year and in United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfalmer92119/
Fallmer9252/
Falmier9227/
Falmert921/
Falmeir921/
Faulmer920/
Falmere920/
Falme913/
Fallmert861/
Pfahlmer861/
Folmer835,186/
Falmed83102/
Falmet8379/
Valmer8362/
Faulme8330/
Falmyr836/
Falmir833/
Falmez832/
Falmes832/
Falmee831/
Falmey831/
Follmer772,880/
Valmier77137/
Fallmyr77115/
Folmerz7733/
Feulmer7731/
Folmert7718/
Phalmer7711/
Fohlmer775/
Vallmer773/
Vaulmer771/
Foolmer771/
Folhmer771/
Folmere771/
Foilmer770/
Valme731,572/
Falma73199/
Falmi73153/
Folme7314/
Falmy7310/
Follmert7110/
Feilmeyr716/
Vaulmier714/
Feilmeir711/
Volmer675,637/
Valmir67640/
Failma67541/
Folmes6747/
Valmei6721/
Fahlmy674/
Valmie671/
Valmea671/
Follme671/
Faulmy671/
Feilmeire671/
Phalme671/
Fatlmy671/
Folmie670/
Valmey670/
Folmet670/
Fallma670/

Falmer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falmer in the Russian language
Фалмерfalmer-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Falmer
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