Faal is used as a family name or surname in Gaelic. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Faal
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Gaelic
Meaning: A rocky place; Saxon Fells and Fales means crags, stony hill and barren. Falaise is a town in France, that took its name from the rocks which surround it

How popular is Faal?

Faal is common in Iran.

Faal is ranked 29401 on our list.

There are about 196 people in US who wears Faal as surname and ranked 93513 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 1 per 1 million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
Black 81.63
White 13.78
Faal is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in The Gambia which signifies that it is originated from The Gambia. Around 17141 people have been found who wears Faal as their family name. Faal is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
114,007 Czech Republic4
381,097 Ukraine4
1,014,159 India4
720,003 Russia4
35,789 Turkey3
24,766 Scotland2
219,873 France2
50,640 Switzerland2
12,161 Wales2
82,478 South Africa2
34,581 Chile1
91,024 Belgium1
165,773 Belarus1
151,601 Spain1
37,493 Austria1
53,033 Nigeria1
9,498 Iceland1
153,416 Italy1
279,271 Australia1
17,575 Kuwait1
16,073 Latvia1
13,447 Uganda1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
17,768 Pakistan1
120,357 Argentina1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,525 Norway46
49,393 Netherlands35
2,541 Senegal34
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
29,040 Denmark15
355,817 Indonesia15
189,966 Canada11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,524 Sweden80
Countries with hundreds of Faal:
21,711 England237
52,914 Brazil191
115,819 United States188
71,225 Germany134
Countries with thousands of Faal:
34 The Gambia9,742
1,820 Iran6,346
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Faal Namesakes

  • Just Faaland, Economist
  • Rakel Faaland, Actor
  • Samba Faal, Politician
  • Just Faaland, Economist

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