Faulk Surname

34,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Faulk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faulk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,1071:23,9933,024
Canada641:575,71247,839
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Luxembourg461:12,6202,379
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England111:5,065,278148,650
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8311:27,4273,372

Faulk (42) may also be a first name.

Faulk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faulk occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faulk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 34,438th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 473,494 people. The last name Faulk occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Faulk reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 42 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 15,107 people, or 1 in 23,993. In The United States Faulk is most prevalent in: Louisiana, where 11 percent are found, North Carolina, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States Faulk occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Faulk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Faulk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Faulk last name increased 825 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faulk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Faulk surname are 8.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Faulk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 14.4% less than the national average, earning 296,254 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.21% less than the national average, earning $40,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.07% less than the national average, earning $43,190 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faulke91121/
Faulck912/
Faullk910/
Falk8960,054/
Fulk895,898/
Falke8040,469/
Falck806,851/
Foulk803,156/
Fulke80130/
Faulx80121/
Fealk8078/
Falkø8024/
Falkå8010/
Fallk809/
Fahlk808/
Åfalk805/
Falkk804/
Vaulk803/
Failk802/
Feulk802/
Fhalk802/
Falkh801/
Falkt801/
Fulck801/
Fulkz801/
Faulq801/
D'Faulks771/
Foulke731,701/
Falcke73628/
Fahlke73253/
Fhalke7339/
Falckh7329/
Falkhe7315/
Falkås7311/
Faalke738/
Fuglik737/
Fehalk734/
Fallke734/
Falkke732/
Falhke732/
Fullke732/
Fucelk731/
Fullks731/
Fulhke731/
Foulkz731/
Failks731/
Fulcks730/
Fuhlke730/
Faulgh730/
Foulck730/
Folk679,888/
Valk678,645/
Falkova671,327/
Falc67478/
Fulková67161/
Falq67106/
Vulk6763/
Faulque6727/
Falková6724/
Fulg6722/
Falx6713/
Fulc678/
Fulkova673/
Falg673/
Fulq671/
Faiselk671/
Fallckh671/
Ffoulks670/
Foullks670/

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Faulk Reference & Research

Faulk DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Faulk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Faulk
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis