Falnes Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Falnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1071:48,0596,881
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Falnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falnes occurs most in Norway. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Falnes is the 1,415,499th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Falnes are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Norway, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 48,059. In Norway Falnes is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 85 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 14 percent live and Central Norway, where 1 percent live. Excluding Norway it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Chile, where 1 percent live.

Falnes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Falnes surname are 41.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Falnes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 120.77% more than the national average, earning 764,042 kr per year and in United States they earn 18.73% more than the national average, earning $51,231 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falness9220/
Fallnes920/
Falne915/
Fallness868/
Valnes83214/
Falner837/
Fahlne831/
Fallne831/
Falney831/
Failner77104/
Falgner7779/
Follnes7727/
Faulner7723/
Valneus7721/
Fallner7719/
Valness7715/
Fahlnäs7712/
Faylene773/
Valneys771/
Falenne771/
Falna7362/
Falni7331/
Valne738/
Folne731/
Falny731/
Vallneus715/
Faulhner711/
Faullner710/
Volnes6744/
Folner6740/
Vahlne6736/
Valney6734/
Valnei6715/
Valnea673/
Falnoj671/
Valnee671/
Valnis671/
Valnez671/
Falgni671/
Faulny671/
Phalne671/
Fallny671/
Falnoi671/
Falnyi671/
Falnuy670/
Folney670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Falnes
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