Falys Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Estonia

Falys Surname User-submission:

It could come from the Old Normandy name, Falaise, meaning 'cliff'. There are mant Falys in Belgium, but also Falisse, Falyse etc., specifically in the Belgian Ardenns.

Falys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Falys Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It could come from the Old Normandy name, Falaise, meaning 'cliff'. There are mant Falys in Belgium, but also Falisse, Falyse etc., specifically in the Belgian Ardenns.

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Falys Last Name Facts

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

Falys (Arabic: فاليس) has its highest incidence in Canada. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falys? popularity and diffusion

The surname Falys is the 2,152,526th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Falys occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Falys live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,315,914. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: British Columbia, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Canada this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 26 percent live and Estonia, where 19 percent live.

Falys Last Name Statistics demography

Falys earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 26.89% less than the national average, earning $36,321 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falyos9121/
Falyse9117/
Fatleys832/
Fales805,113/
Falis80414/
Folys8077/
Fallis733,957/
Falise73855/
Falese73708/
Failes73379/
Falles73287/
Falies73198/
Falish73152/
Falisz73152/
Fayles7368/
Faslis7340/
Falais7334/
Faules7329/
Faulis7327/
Fatles7315/
Fatlis7314/
Foleys737/
Failis736/
Feales736/
Follys735/
Valysh733/
Falych733/
Falets733/
Falesh732/
Falois732/
Falees732/
Faylis731/
Falios731/
Faleus731/
Falijs731/
Falesz731/
Fgales731/
Fahlis731/
Folyds731/
Falejs731/
Falhis730/
Faleas730/
Faless730/
Folays730/
Fallahays710/
Falaise672,241/
Falisse67344/
Faulise67195/
Fallais67146/
Falesse6768/
Fallies6740/
Faloise6735/
Falesch6727/
Fallise6721/
Fallest6717/
Failles6717/
Pfahles6714/
Falisch6713/
Faleshe679/
Faillis673/
Vahalys672/
Fallese672/
Fallois672/
Faulese671/
Fhaulis671/
Faulist671/
Fahllis671/
Valyais671/
Faitlis671/
Falishe671/
Fallios671/
Fallets671/
Falaish671/
Falliss670/
Faulets670/
Faullis670/
Falless670/
Feasles670/

Falys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falys in the Arabic language
فاليسfalys-

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