Floden Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Floden Surname User-submission:

The Folden surname can be referenced to early 14th century sheep herders. It can also can be translated to mean 'the great wife fjord'.

Floden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3801:953,83971,121
Norway831:61,9558,821
Canada481:767,61660,775
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Flodén (422), Flodèn (2) & Flödén (7) are calculated separately.

Floden (62) may also be a first name.

Floden Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Folden surname can be referenced to early 14th century sheep herders. It can also can be translated to mean 'the great wife fjord'.

- cheyenne.folden

Floden Last Name Facts

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

Floden occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Flodén, Flodèn or Flödén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Floden? popularity and diffusion

The surname Floden is the 559,940th most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Floden reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Floden is also the 1,246,114th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 62 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 380 people, or 1 in 953,839. In The United States it is most frequent in: Iowa, where 25 percent live, Minnesota, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Floden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Floden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Floden surname rose 3,455 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Floden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Floden are 30.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.83% being registered with the party.

The amount Floden earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning 331,368 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.98% more than the national average, earning $51,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.08% more than the national average, earning $60,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flodén94422/
Flodèn942/
Flodeen9289/
Flooden923/
Flodien920/
Flosden920/
Flodden920/
Flödén897/
Floodeen8648/
Flodin832,945/
Fladen8397/
Fleden832/
Fluden831/
Floydn830/
Floding77172/
Flodihn7718/
Floodin772/
Flodina772/
Floydin771/
Fladden771/
Fludden770/
Flooding7110/
Floydina711/
Flodding710/
Fladin6744/
Vlodin679/
Fludin675/
Flodinová672/
Fladén671/
Filledeen671/
Flaudn670/
Flading62183/
Fludina6215/
Fláding628/
Flyadin623/
Fladina623/
Fladdin621/
Fläding621/
Fladion621/
Flauding57107/
Villaden5754/
Flyadina571/
Fladding571/
Fleuding570/
Villheden531/
Fladim502/

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