Faulks Surname
Approximately 3,018 people bear this surname
Faulks Surname Definition:
= Foulkes, q.v.
Faulks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,374 | 1:263,798 | 24,866 |
| Australia | 751 | 1:35,946 | 4,729 |
| England | 695 | 1:80,170 | 8,920 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 420 | 1:58,037 | 6,832 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 230 | 1:218,342 | 18,603 |
Faulks Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Foulkes, q.v.
Faulks Demographics
Average Faulks Salary in
United States
$40,680 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Faulks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faulks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Faulks is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Faulks.
How Common Is The Last Name Faulks? popularity and diffusion
It is the 146,813th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,414,694 people. The last name Faulks occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Faulks reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,374 people, or 1 in 263,798. In The United States Faulks is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent live, Virginia, where 11 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent live and England, where 23 percent live.
Faulks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Faulks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Faulks surname expanded 597 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 165 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 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 US average, with 53.58% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulks | 91 | 4,751 | / |
| Falks | 91 | 300 | / |
| D'Faulks | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foulks | 83 | 2,426 | / |
| Vaulks | 83 | 59 | / |
| Falkås | 83 | 11 | / |
| Fullks | 83 | 1 | / |
| Failks | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fulcks | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ffoulks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Foullks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Folks | 73 | 3,481 | / |
| Valks | 73 | 856 | / |
| Faulx | 73 | 121 | / |
| Fulkz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fulcs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Valcks | 67 | 21 | / |
| Foolks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fulchs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foulkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuilks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foilks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Follks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fowelks | 62 | 2 | / |
| Fuglics | 62 | 1 | / |
| Falx | 60 | 13 | / |
| Viejalks | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vaulx | 55 | 195 | / |
| Valcs | 55 | 3 | / |
| Fallx | 55 | 2 | / |
| Fulqz | 55 | 1 | / |
| Folkz | 55 | 0 | / |
| Valckx | 50 | 736 | / |
| Valchs | 50 | 12 | / |
| Fielgs | 50 | 2 | / |
| Pholks | 50 | 0 | / |
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