Folak Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Folak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Folak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folak is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. Folak occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Folak reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 58 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Nevada, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 29 percent are found and Cameroon, where 24 percent are found.

Folak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Folak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Folak last name expanded 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Folak surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Folak earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $43,937 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folake91773/
Folack91210/
Follak91141/
Folyak9163/
Foliak9114/
Foelak917/
Fotlak911/
Foulak911/
Follack8356/
Follake831/
Foolake831/
Foulake831/
Falak8011,060/
Volak80259/
Felak80200/
Folok8058/
Fulak8020/
Folac8018/
Folaaake771/
Falake731,305/
Falakh73829/
Fulake73498/
Fallak73391/
Faalak73244/
Voliak73186/
Felack73182/
Falack73138/
Volyak73134/
Volack73102/
Volakh7382/
Vollak7329/
Foslag7324/
Fhalak739/
Foloke736/
Fulhak736/
Fullak735/
Falyak733/
Felhak732/
Falaak732/
Fulyak732/
Fulack732/
Felaak731/
Felyak731/
Foleyk731/
Folock731/
Voolak731/
Falask731/
Foolac731/
Folyakova711/
Vollack67221/
Falakhe67208/
Follaug67124/
Foulhac6765/
Fallack6757/
Fullake6737/
Fallakh6716/
Fhalake6712/
Foulaux675/
Fulahak675/
Falakht673/
Phoolak672/
Falahak672/
Falyakh671/
Falhake671/
Fullakh671/
Vholhak671/
Falasck671/
Folouke671/
Follock670/
Fullack670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Folak
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