The Falanga surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 525 people carried this name — #41,426 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 517 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Falanga surname
A surname from Sicilian.
From Sicilian falanga (“plank, gangplank, temporary bridge; fence”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Falanga» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 98 people named Falanga.
Most of them — 69 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 73 people named Falanga 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Falanga.
- Faine 390 · U.S. census
- Fais 101 · U.S. census
- Fait 623 · U.S. census
- Faivre 530 · U.S. census
- Faix 232 · U.S. census
- Fajardo 15,100 · U.S. census
- Falbo 1,376 · U.S. census
- Falce 228 · U.S. census
- Falck 892 · U.S. census
- Falco 4,695 · U.S. census
- Falcon 15,125 · U.S. census
- Falcone 7,423 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Falanga is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.