McFallen Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

McFallen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McFallen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

McFallen (340) may also be a first name.

McFallen Last Name Facts

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

The surname McFallen is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McFallen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of McFallen reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McFallen is also the 473,685th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 340 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States McFallen is most numerous in: Alabama, where 33 percent live, Illinois, where 33 percent live and Maryland, where 33 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and Russia, where 29 percent live.

McFallen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McFallen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McFallen surname decreased 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macfallen944/
McFillen8860/
McFallan889/
Macfalen882/
Macfellen825/
Mackfalen823/
McFalin803/
MacFalling781/
Macfalin751/
McPhillen7123/
MacFillin710/
MacFlynn631/
MacFfylnn591/
MacFeylynnd531/

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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 McFallen
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