Faulken Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Faulken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faulken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:8,840,462379,649
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Faulken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faulken occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Faulken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faulken? popularity and diffusion

Faulken is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Faulken reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States Faulken is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 44 percent reside, Michigan, where 27 percent reside and Iowa, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and The United States Virgin Islands, where 2 percent reside.

Faulken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Faulken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Faulken surname grew 683 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Faulken Last Name Statistics demography

Faulken earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $36,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feaulken931/
Falken92561/
Faulkn922/
Fulken920/
Falkeng8610/
Falkenå869/
Faulkin869/
Falcken867/
Faulkne865/
Falkuen860/
Falkin77499/
Folken77361/
Valken77137/
Falkyn7717/
Falkén7713/
Falkne771/
Fulkin770/
Falkina71328/
Falkyna7130/
Folcken7123/
Fulkina718/
Falkäng716/
Falking714/
Falkind713/
Foelken710/
Fulchen710/
Falcn67506/
Folkendt6764/
Folkn671/
Fulchenn670/

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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
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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 Faulken
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