Falu Surname

344,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Falu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4661:777,80960,305
Tanzania1441:367,65026,957
Solomon Islands821:7,0741,084
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Hungary731:134,47012,406
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
India231:33,350,669396,143
Puerto Rico131:273,0882,549
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Falú (14) are calculated separately.

Falu (5,197) may also be a first name.

Falu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falu (Bengali: ফালু, Hindi: फालू, Oriya: ଫାଲୁ) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Falú. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Falu? popularity and diffusion

Falu is the 344,624th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,855,641 people. The last name Falu occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Falu reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Falu is also the 93,919th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 5,197 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 466 people, or 1 in 777,809. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 40 percent are found, Florida, where 12 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 8 percent are found.

Falu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Falu last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Falu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.06% less than the national average, earning $32,767 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falú9214/
Fallu89670/
Faleu89544/
Faliu89506/
Falus89461/
Falou89388/
Falau89151/
Fajlu89120/
Falup8943/
Faslu8926/
Faalu8925/
Failu8919/
Falut8913/
Faulu896/
Faluh896/
Faelu894/
Fhalu891/
Faluz891/
Faluu891/
Faluy890/
Falouh80568/
Fallou80262/
Falaus80148/
Falout80121/
Failui80112/
Fallau8095/
Falush8087/
Falluh8079/
Failou8065/
Falaux8059/
Fasliu8053/
Faillu8052/
Failud8043/
Faulus8037/
Falius8030/
Falahu8029/
Fallut8013/
Falous8012/
Falouj8012/
Faloux8011/
Fallus8010/
Falliu8010/
Falgou806/
Falaut806/
Faliau805/
Faalau803/
Failus802/
Fathlu802/
Falouz802/
Falhut802/
Fahleu802/
Faulau801/
Faylus801/
Fahliu801/
Faijlu801/
Faislu801/
Fajllu801/
Fatlou801/
Falhou801/
Fauliu801/
Fallud801/
Faloup801/
Falusz801/
Falyus801/
Failau801/
Faileu801/
Faslou801/
Falleu801/
Faalou801/
Faloud801/
Faleus801/
Fayluy801/
Fhealu800/
Valu753,566/
Felu75249/
Folu7558/
Faló751/
Falyush73396/
Fallous73271/
Falloux73140/
Fallouh73138/
Faalous73101/
Faslliu7360/
Fallaux7351/
Fauliau7338/
Failyau7314/
Fallouz739/
Falhout736/
Fallout735/
Falouss734/
Falyuha733/
Faliush731/
Faullus731/
Falluit731/
Faluitt731/
Fahlout731/
Falusch731/
Fallouj731/
Faallou731/
Fahlous731/
Fallius730/
Falgouh730/
Feliu678,164/
Vallu674,320/
Phalu671,820/
Folau67756/
Valau67543/
Valuy67442/
Feleu67436/
Felau67265/
Foleu67253/
Valeu67183/
Failouss67170/
Fuilu67145/
Valui67126/
Folou67125/
Valiu6795/
Failloux6785/
Vailu6777/
Folus6758/
Foluh6724/
Valuh6721/
Falliaux6717/
Vaalu6713/
Foulu6712/
Folui678/
Vealu678/
Falho675/
Feilu675/
Fojlu673/
Folud673/
Vaulu673/
Valhu672/
Falão672/
Féliu672/
Fallù672/
Fallú672/
Faloe672/
Follu672/
Faloo671/
Fotlu671/
Foluy671/
Faylault671/
Fahatlou671/
Falloush671/
Fallouss671/
Fallouch671/
Felui671/
Falhaust670/
Fallhout670/
Foslu670/

Falu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falu in the Bengali language
ফালুphalu-
Falu in the Hindi language
फालूphalu69.54
फालुphalu25.59
फलूphalu2.7
फलुphalu2.09
पंकूpanku0.09
Falu in the Oriya language
ଫାଲୁphalu50
ଫଳୁphalu50

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Footnotes

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