Faulborn Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Faulborn Surname Definition:

(German), Muddy spring. Faulwasser, Muddy river.

Faulborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Faulborn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), Muddy spring. Faulwasser, Muddy river.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Faulborn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faulborn is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faulborn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Faulborn is the 1,537,949th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname Faulborn is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Faulborn reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Faulborn is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,750,119. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 39 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Thuringia, where 15 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and The Netherlands, where 19 percent live.

Faulborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Faulborn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Faulborn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Faulborn last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

Faulborn earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning $41,632 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falborn9334/
Fulborn930/
Fullborn886/
Faulburn881/
Fahlborn881/
Fulbourn880/
Fuellborn823/
Füllborn7557/
Valburn6725/
Vollborn63111/
Pholboorn591/
Pholworn502/

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