False Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Israel

False Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

False Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France721:922,538106,020
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Israel121:713,13647,700
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

False (52) may also be a first name.

False Last Name Facts

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

The surname False (Hindi: फालसे, Russian: Фальсе) is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name False? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name False is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of False reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. False is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 52 people.

False is most common in France, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 922,538. In France False is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 92 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 4 percent live and Corsica, where 1 percent live. Beside France this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent live and Israel, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falese91708/
Falsey91378/
Falser91216/
Falset9116/
Falses9111/
Fallse912/
Fealse911/
Failse911/
Falsea911/
Falshe910/
Faulse910/
Fals891,232/
Falesse8368/
Falsett8331/
Pfalser8319/
Falsche8316/
Falsier8313/
Faleshe839/
Falseth839/
Faleseu837/
Falesie834/
Fallese832/
Falshee831/
Falsher831/
Falsehr831/
Faulese831/
Fallser830/
Fealser830/
Falseys830/
Falls8012,315/
Fales805,113/
Folse802,756/
Valse802,735/
Fails802,078/
Falce801,664/
Falge80441/
Fauls80369/
Falez80352/
Falsy80334/
Falsi80130/
Falsa8078/
Feals8057/
Falsh8031/
Falås8013/
Falss809/
Falhs807/
Pfals805/
Falsø802/
Falze801/
Falsz801/
Falst800/
Fahls800/
Faulseit7754/
Fallsehr7739/
Faulsett771/
Falshoej771/
Faleshea771/
Falcis731,394/
Falsis73939/
Falger73891/
Falces73750/
Valese73528/
Failes73379/
Falles73287/
Falesa73279/
Faulls73191/
Falzea73168/
Fatels73134/
Falche73122/
Falcey7394/
Pfahls7394/
Faleze7386/
Fayles7368/
Falzer7353/
Felese7352/
Fallås7351/
Falzei7337/
Valsøe7335/
Falgie7333/
Faules7329/
Folser7322/
Falsay7320/
Falcea7317/
Falzes7316/
Fatles7315/
Falcet7311/
Valsse739/
Folsey737/
Falesy737/
Falsch736/
Feales736/
Valshe734/
Falsit734/
Falshi733/
Falssi733/
Valsee732/
Folshe732/
Folsie732/
Faulst732/
Phalse731/
Fgales731/
Fealsa731/
Facils731/
Falgey731/
Fallst731/
Falzey731/
Vaalse731/
Faalls731/
Folset731/
Pfalsa731/
Falsoi731/
Falzis731/
Falesz731/
Falzze731/
Valsey730/
Fallsy730/
Failez730/
Folsez730/
Follse730/
Faills730/
Vealse730/
Falget730/
Faless730/
Vallse730/
Fallscher7110/
Fallsheer711/
Faulsseer710/
Vallese673,062/
Pfalzer671,024/
Vals671,001/
Falz67597/
Falessi67393/
Foulser67315/
Fols67294/
Fallscheer67290/
Folsche67189/
Follese67125/
Falcher67116/
Falchet6753/
Fahlezi6737/
Falzett6733/
Valesey6727/
Fallest6717/
Failles6717/
Pfahles6714/
Falx6713/
Felesie679/
Valesse675/
Falzier675/
Falcett674/
Falshoj674/
Folsher673/
Falß673/
Fassels672/
Feleshe672/
Falshøj672/
Falschi672/
Faulcer671/
Faldger671/
Falesha671/
Fallsch671/
Vealsey671/
Valesee671/
Falsová671/
Fallece671/
Felesse671/
Folesse671/
Fahlesy671/
Falchis671/
Faulger670/
Faulsay670/
Failzer670/
Falless670/
Folsett670/
Feasles670/

False Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
False in the Hindi language
फालसेphalase-
False in the Russian language
Фальсеfalse-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to False
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