Ffoulkes Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Ffoulkes Surname Definition:

(Welsh, English) Descendant of Foulk or Fulk (people). An early form of a capital F was ff.

Ffoulkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:568,55234,674
Wales601:51,5764,775
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ffoulkes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Welsh, English) Descendant of Foulk or Fulk (people). An early form of a capital F was ff.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ffoulkes Last Name Facts

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

Ffoulkes is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ffoulkes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ffoulkes is the 1,181,191st most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Ffoulkes reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 568,552. In England Ffoulkes is most common in: Greater London, where 19 percent live, Cheshire, where 11 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 30 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.

Ffoulkes Last Name Statistics demography

Ffoulkes earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.6% less than the national average, earning R 214,836 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foulkes938,544/
Ffolkes93106/
Foulkesh881/
Foullkes881/
Foulkees881/
Folkes864,831/
Foulke861,701/
Fulkes86140/
Faulkes80648/
Foolkes8044/
Follkes801/
Folkesh801/
Foelkes800/
Feulkes800/
Voulkes800/
Folke77762/
Fulke77130/
Foulques75111/
Folkeits751/
Faulckes751/
Faulkess750/
Foulcker750/
Foulki71239/
Faulke71121/
Volkes71107/
Folcke7186/
Falkes7127/
Folkis7117/
Folkey7117/
Foulquies7114/
Folkee717/
Folkhe714/
Follke712/
Fullke712/
Foulka712/
Foelke712/
Fulkie712/
Fulhke711/
Folkie711/
Pfolke710/
Foolke710/
Fohlke710/
Fuhlke710/
Folket710/
Folques67264/
Folcker6796/
Falkeis6752/
Foulque6748/
Foulche6742/
Folkett6721/
Follkie6712/
Faulkey674/
Pholkes672/
Foulkai671/
Fulkish671/
Folkerh671/
Fulques671/
Fulcker671/
Faulkex671/
Foulkoy671/
Feulker670/
Fulketh670/
Fulches670/
Fulckey670/

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