Falla Surname
Approximately 17,747 people bear this surname
Falla Surname Definition:
From Fala in Midlothian. Radulf Falahe witnessed a charter by Eschina domina de Molle c. 1165—77 (RMP., p. 75). Bartholomew de Faulaw and Samuel de Faulaw were witnesses to a charter in favor of the House of Soltre between 1214 and 1240 (Soltre, p.
Read More About This SurnameFalla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 5,454 | 1:8,759 | 998 |
| Peru | 3,799 | 1:8,366 | 1,239 |
| Philippines | 1,023 | 1:98,962 | 17,261 |
| Guatemala | 826 | 1:19,471 | 1,567 |
| Italy | 803 | 1:76,160 | 13,382 |
| United States | 794 | 1:456,497 | 39,012 |
| France | 612 | 1:108,534 | 16,142 |
| Spain | 580 | 1:80,607 | 6,947 |
| Guernsey | 404 | 1:160 | 4 |
| Australia | 400 | 1:67,489 | 8,035 |
| England | 363 | 1:153,493 | 14,593 |
| Belgium | 312 | 1:36,848 | 6,017 |
| Ecuador | 253 | 1:62,869 | 5,172 |
| South Africa | 218 | 1:248,522 | 25,292 |
| Liberia | 194 | 1:22,724 | 2,241 |
| Canada | 158 | 1:233,200 | 22,307 |
| Mexico | 147 | 1:844,396 | 11,980 |
| Norway | 135 | 1:38,091 | 5,398 |
| Brazil | 107 | 1:2,000,695 | 63,541 |
| Niger | 95 | 1:202,021 | 6,807 |
| Indonesia | 91 | 1:1,453,288 | 98,507 |
| El Salvador | 87 | 1:72,918 | 1,450 |
| Algeria | 74 | 1:522,048 | 37,631 |
| Nicaragua | 71 | 1:84,804 | 1,756 |
| Venezuela | 66 | 1:457,638 | 9,047 |
| Ivory Coast | 65 | 1:354,942 | 12,641 |
| Uruguay | 59 | 1:58,165 | 6,298 |
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| Jersey | 46 | 1:2,157 | 365 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:137,277 | 8,372 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Taiwan | 24 | 1:976,864 | 6,814 |
| Honduras | 23 | 1:383,324 | 3,011 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Panama | 20 | 1:195,613 | 5,661 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Senegal | 13 | 1:1,121,488 | 3,334 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 1:597,509 | 4,667 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 336 | 1:97 | 4 |
| England | 74 | 1:329,397 | 21,471 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:143,970 | 6,132 |
| Jersey | 18 | 1:2,882 | 475 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
The alternate forms: Fallâ (1) are calculated separately.
Falla (1,283) may also be a first name.
Falla Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Fala in Midlothian. Radulf Falahe witnessed a charter by Eschina domina de Molle c. 1165—77 (RMP., p. 75). Bartholomew de Faulaw and Samuel de Faulaw were witnesses to a charter in favor of the House of Soltre between 1214 and 1240 (Soltre, p. 19), and Bartholomew appears again within the same period as witness to the confirmation of the land of Swaynystoun (Swanston) to Soltre (ibid., p. 26). Adam de Fawlaw witnessed the grant of a nativus (serf) to the same house between 1235 and 1258 (ibid., p. 26). George de Falow was provost of Edinburgh in 1421 (Seals Supp., 356), and may be the George Falowe, burgess there in 1453 (Rot. Scot.). Another George Falow (Fallawe, Fawlo, Faulo, or Falowe), a Scottish merchant who had warrants of safe conduct to travel in England between 1426 and 1453 is doubtless the George Faulau who was one of the Scottish ambassadors to proclaim the truce within the liberties of Berwick and Roxburgh in 1457 (Bain, IV, 990, 1187, 1230, 1252, 1281, etc.). In 1438 as George of Faulawe, merchant of Scotland, he also had a safe conduct to go to Holland and Zeland to notify the late truce to the Scots there (ibid., 1110). The tenement of George de Faulow or Faulo in Edinburgh is mentioned in 1472 and 1476 (REG., 398,411). Agnes Fawlaw, wife of Robert Lauder of the Bass, granted an annuity of 10 marks for supporting a chaplain in St. Andrews Kirk, North Berwick, in 1491 (Caledonia, II, p. 517). The seal of William Faula of Wells, Roxburghshire, 1544, reads, S. Wililmi. Favla, de. Vel (Macdonald, 907), Johnne Faulaw and Watt Faulaw were entered before the Privy Council in 1567 (RPC., I, p. 588), and Lard Fala and Janies Fala were tenants under the Abbey of Kelso in the same year (Kelso, p. 527,528). David Fala was a maltman in Edinburgh in 1633 (Edinb. Marr.). Faula 1502, Faulowe 1439; Fallo.
FALA, Falla: From Fala in Midlothian. Radulf Falahe witnessed a charter by Eschina domina de Molle c. 1165—77 (RMP., p. 75). Bartholomew de Faulaw and Samuel de Faulaw were witnesses to a charter in favor of the House of Soltre between 1214 and 1240 (Soltre, p. 19), and Bartholomew appears again within the same period as witness to the confirmation of the land of Swaynystoun (Swanston) to Soltre (ibid., p. 26). Adam de Fawlaw witnessed the grant of a nativus (serf) to the same house between 1235 and 1258 (ibid., p. 26). George de Falow was provost of Edinburgh in 1421 (Seals Supp., 356), and may be the George Falowe, burgess there in 1453 (Rot. Scot.). Another George Falow (Fallawe, Fawlo, Faulo, or Falowe), a Scottish merchant who had warrants of safe conduct to travel in England between 1426 and 1453 is doubtless the George Faulau who was one of the Scottish ambassadors to proclaim the truce within the liberties of Berwick and Roxburgh in 1457 (Bain, IV, 990, 1187, 1230, 1252, 1281, etc.). In 1438 as George of Faulawe, merchant of Scotland, he also had a safe conduct to go to Holland and Zeland to notify the late truce to the Scots there (ibid., 1110). The tenement of George de Faulow or Faulo in Edinburgh is mentioned in 1472 and 1476 (REG., 398,411). Agnes Fawlaw, wife of Robert Lauder of the Bass, granted an annuity of 10 marks for supporting a chaplain in St. Andrews Kirk, North Berwick, in 1491 (Caledonia, II, p. 517). The seal of William Faula of Wells, Roxburghshire, 1544, reads, S. Wililmi. Favla, de. Vel (Macdonald, 907), Johnne Faulaw and Watt Faulaw were entered before the Privy Council in 1567 (RPC., I, p. 588), and Lard Fala and Janies Fala were tenants under the Abbey of Kelso in the same year (Kelso, p. 527,528). David Fala was a maltman in Edinburgh in 1633 (Edinb. Marr.). Faula 1502, Faulowe 1439; Fallo.
Falla Demographics
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Falla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Falla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Falla (Arabic: فالا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻟﻪ, Hindi: फल्ला, Russian: Фалла) has its highest incidence in Colombia. It may occur as a variant: Fallâ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Falla? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 30,118th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 410,635 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Falla live; 55 percent live in South America and 31 percent live in Caribbean South America. Falla is also the 220,056th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 1,283 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is borne by 5,454 people, or 1 in 8,759. In Colombia Falla is most numerous in: Huila Department, where 24 percent reside, Capital District, where 23 percent reside and Valle del Cauca Department, where 13 percent reside. Not including Colombia it exists in 90 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 21 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.
Falla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Falla has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Falla surname grew 3,054 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 491 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Falla Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Falla surname is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Falla surname are 44.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.39% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Falla earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 25.32% more than the national average, earning €37,633 per year; in Norway they earn 26.32% more than the national average, earning 437,166 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,855 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.05% less than the national average, earning R 121,068 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning $24,152,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.38% more than the national average, earning $48,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $54,194 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Falla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Falla in the Hindi language | ||
| फल्ला | phalla | 85.71 |
| फाल्ला | phalla | 7.14 |
| फल्ल | phalla | 3.57 |
| पाल्ला | palla | 3.57 |
| Falla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﻟﻪ | falh | 71.43 |
| ﻓﺎﻻ | fala | 21.43 |
| ﺍﻓﺎﻟﻪ | afalh | 7.14 |
| Falla in the Russian language | ||
| Фалла | falla | - |
| Falla in the Arabic language | ||
| فالا | fala | - |
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