Falster Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Falster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1571:35,9543,745
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Norway271:190,45522,163
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Falster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falster is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Falster.

How Common Is The Last Name Falster? popularity and diffusion

Falster is the 998,609th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname Falster occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Falster live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 35,954. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 53 percent live, Region Zealand, where 38 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Denmark Falster occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Norway, where 11 percent live.

Falster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Falster has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Falster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Falster last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Falster earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 28.13% more than the national average, earning 443,425 kr per year and in United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

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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 Falster
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