Faulding Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Faulding Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faulding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:412,72628,150
United States461:7,879,542351,394
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Faulding Last Name Facts

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

Faulding is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faulding? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,144,405th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Faulding are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 412,726. In England Faulding is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 33 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 13 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 10 percent live. Excluding England this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

Faulding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Faulding has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Faulding surname increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 307 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Faulding Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Faulding earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 121.59% more than the national average, earning R 526,584 per year and in United States they earn 25.13% more than the national average, earning $53,992 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falding9347/
Fulding930/
Fauldin930/
Fallding8821/
Vaulding8818/
Foulding881/
Fealding880/
Faldin861,339/
Fuldin861/
Faeldin80594/
Folding80199/
Faldina80157/
Falldin8061/
Valding8050/
Vauldin8030/
Faulden807/
Faldion806/
Faildin801/
Fouldin801/
Faaldin801/
Fielding7525,177/
Feilding75151/
Fouldien7560/
Falldien7532/
Foelding755/
Fajaldin751/
Fahaldin751/
Feelding750/
Valdin71708/
Falden71311/
Faldyn71238/
Faldim7117/
Faldýn7116/
Foldin7113/
Fulden714/
Fiellding711/
Phajuldin711/
Fiielding711/
Faelden67657/
Faldyna67137/
Volding67130/
Failden6798/
Valdink6765/
Foldina6722/
Falldén6711/
Fieldin676/
Fallden671/
Fieldng671/
Falhhdn671/
Faldeen671/
Phuldin671/
Valldin670/
Feildng670/
Foulden670/

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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
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  • 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 Faulding
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