GEOGRAPHY

 

Clearly of Catalan origin it is found in a specific region: La Selva. Cataluña is composed of four regions: Tarragona, Barcelona, Illeda and Gerona. This last one is composed of eight territories: El Jirones, L´Ált Empordá, El Baix Empordá, La Cerdanya, La Garrotxa, El Pla de L´estany, El Ripolles y La Selva. In this last territory there are munincipalities in which there are marriage certificates of couples with the Falques surname, emphasizing in Vilobi de Onyar y Amer.

In reference with the Americas, besides Cartagena and Barranquilla in Colombia the surname is also found in Mexico, in the city of Culiacán, state of Sinaloa although it appears as a second surname linked with Verdugo. Also, in Ecuador, specifically in the city of Guayaquil, state of Guayas, is found the surname Falquez.