Foelsch Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

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

Foelsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foelsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Foelsch Last Name Facts

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

Foelsch occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Foelsch.

How Common Is The Last Name Foelsch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 921,780th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Foelsch live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 1,473,410. In The United States Foelsch is primarily found in: Missouri, where 21 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Virginia, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Foelsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Foelsch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Foelsch surname grew 6,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foelsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Foelsch are 27.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.42% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Foelsch earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.52% more than the national average, earning R 367,200 per year and in United States they earn 11.31% more than the national average, earning $48,030 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foelsche9388/
Felsch922,423/
Foelch921/
Voelsch8694/
Felsche8652/
Fielsch8636/
Fuelsch860/
Faelsch860/
Felch831,414/
Foels83234/
Felsh8335/
Flsch831/
Folsh831/
Fölsch77776/
Velsch77198/
Fowels7765/
Fälsch7735/
Foulch7729/
Felcht7714/
Filsch779/
Felche776/
Fülsch773/
Felshe771/
Felsce771/
Fellch771/
Foelhs771/
Feilch770/
Foells770/
Fels737,115/
Fols73294/
Flsh731/
Fölsche71119/
Fulsche7170/
Foulche7142/
Fowells7139/
Foellse719/
Foehles715/
Föllsch711/
Følsche711/
Fells672,787/
Velsh671,315/
Felce67790/
Felső67431/
Foles67247/
Voels67171/
Feils67133/
Foelz67118/
Fiels6758/
Feals6757/
Felss6755/
Felse6754/
Felsz6740/
Feels6733/
Felst6727/
Foils6723/
Fools6722/
Folss6715/
Folsø6712/
Folls679/
Fylch674/
Feuls673/
Fouls673/
Flcht672/
Fiols672/
Filch672/
Feitllch671/
Fulch671/
Fuels671/
Faulstch671/
Fylsh671/
Flhch671/
Folsz671/
Pfaulsch670/
Faels670/
Foggeles670/
Fulsh670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foelsch
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