Foelker Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Foelker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foelker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
France101:6,642,272293,169
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Foelker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foelker occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foelker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Foelker is the 917,199th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. Foelker occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Foelker reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 1,357,524. In The United States Foelker is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 36 percent are found, Texas, where 16 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Foelker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Foelker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foelker last name grew 742 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foelker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foelker last name are 1.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

Foelker earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.89% more than the national average, earning $50,437 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felker929,238/
Folker921,347/
Foelke922/
Voelker868,276/
Fehlker86162/
Foulker86106/
Folcker8696/
Fielker8669/
Felcker8644/
Felkert8635/
Felkere8634/
Felkier8624/
Faelker8611/
Fyolker866/
Folkerh861/
Fellker860/
Feilker860/
Felkger860/
Feulker860/
Fealker860/
Foelkes860/
Pfelker860/
Flker831/
Voelcker80679/
Voellker801/
Foulcker800/
Feuelker800/
Fulker771,163/
Velker77845/
Fölker77181/
Filker77115/
Fälker77112/
Voelke7771/
Fleker7716/
Felcer774/
Felkir772/
Fëlker771/
Foelki771/
Faelke771/
Feilecker7512/
Felkerová7510/
Flecker71743/
Felcher71443/
Faulker71218/
Fulkert7165/
Veelker7152/
Foulcer7138/
Felquer7132/
Folkjær7130/
Velcker7128/
Flekier7117/
Fillker715/
Vuelker714/
Vielker712/
Felkird711/
Fulcker711/
Pflcker711/
Felkair711/
Voehlke711/
Voelkei711/
Voelkie711/
Voulker711/
Vehlker710/
Vaelker710/
Pfelcer710/
Veilker710/
Phelker710/
Foulcher67239/
Fulkerth67143/
Fellkjær678/
Fleckier671/
Filckert671/
Foulqier671/
Foulquer671/
Pholkher671/
Faulkker670/
Faulcker670/
Vaelcker670/
Faulkeur670/
Fleckher670/
Fellcher670/
Pfaelcer670/
Faulkier670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foelker
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