The Failla surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,780 people carried this name — #16,219 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 166,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 1,735 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Failla surname
Borrowed from Italian Failla, borrowed itself from the Sicilian surname Faviḍḍa/Faiḍḍa, derived from faviḍḍa (“spark”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Failla» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 524 people named Failla live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 61 people named Failla.
Most of them — 42 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 50 people named Failla live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
44 people named Failla live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Failla in American newspapers,
1906–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 620 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Failla,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gioacchino Failla 1891–1961 · physicist
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Gioacchino Failla 1891–1961 · physicist
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Silvio Failla 1905–1988 · entomologist
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Fabio Failla 1917–1987 · engraver
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Fabio Failla 1917–1987 · engraver
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James Failla 1919–1999
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Failla.
When the index is not enough
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