Faulks Surname

146,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Faulks Surname Definition:

= Foulkes, q.v.

Faulks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3741:263,79824,866
Australia7511:35,9464,729
England6951:80,1708,920
Canada641:575,71247,839
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Wales221:140,66110,115
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4201:58,0376,832
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:218,34218,603

Faulks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Foulkes, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Faulks Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Faulks Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Faulks occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Faulks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faulks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 146,813th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,414,694 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Faulks live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,374 people, or 1 in 263,798. In The United States Faulks is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent are found, Virginia, where 11 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent are found and England, where 23 percent are found.

Faulks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Faulks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Faulks surname increased 597 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faulks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Faulks surname are 0.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Faulks earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.81% less than the national average, earning R 202,440 per year; in United States they earn 5.72% less than the national average, earning $40,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.27% less than the national average, earning $48,555 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fulks914,751/
Falks91300/
D'Faulks861/
Foulks832,426/
Vaulks8359/
Falkås8311/
Fullks831/
Failks831/
Fulcks830/
Ffoulks770/
Foullks770/
Folks733,481/
Valks73856/
Faulx73121/
Fulkz731/
Fulcs731/
Valcks6721/
Foolks672/
Fulchs672/
Foulkz671/
Vuilks671/
Foilks670/
Follks670/
Fowelks622/
Fuglics621/
Falx6013/
Viejalks571/
Vaulx55195/
Valcs553/
Fallx552/
Fulqz551/
Folkz550/
Valckx50736/
Valchs5012/
Fielgs502/
Pholks500/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Faulks
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