Falva Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Falva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Falva (121) may also be a first name.

Falva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Falva (Hindi: फलवा, Russian: Фалва) has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Falva is the 4,116,508th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Falva is primarily found in Asia, where 52 percent of Falva live; 52 percent live in East Asia and 52 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Falva is also the 848,089th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 121 people.

Falva is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,953,729. In Taiwan Falva is mostly concentrated in: Hsinchu County, where 33 percent live, Changhua County, where 25 percent live and Kaohsiung City, where 25 percent live. Other than Taiwan Falva occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Italy, where 13 percent live.

Falva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Falva has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Falva last name decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Falva Last Name Statistics demography

Falva earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.35% more than the national average, earning $74,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falvai91308/
Falvay91126/
Falvap912/
Falvad912/
Falvas910/
Failvas831/
Failvad831/
Falvo805,271/
Falba801,402/
Valva80809/
Falua80773/
Falwa80275/
Falvy80270/
Falvi80101/
Folva8017/
Falve8011/
Felva802/
Failvash771/
Falvey734,445/
Faulve73580/
Falvet73134/
Valvai7342/
Falvou7314/
Falves7310/
Faalua737/
Falver737/
Falbay735/
Falwat735/
Falvio734/
Falbat733/
Faluat733/
Faulua733/
Falbad733/
Falvis732/
Vallva732/
Faluah731/
Falwah731/
Failve731/
Fhalua731/
Falbas731/
Valvay731/
Falvoy730/
Falway730/
Falvie730/
Fatilua6746/
Falbach6737/
Falyuha673/
Failwad672/
Fa'alua671/
Falbacz671/
Veallva671/
Fatilwa671/
Failbas671/
Falbead670/
Fallway670/

Falva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falva in the Hindi language
फलवाphalava98.65
Falva in the Russian language
Фалваfalva-

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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 Falva
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