Folander Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Folander Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Folander Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folander Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Folander occurs most in Denmark. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folander? popularity and diffusion
Folander is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Folander reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Folander is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,881,572. In Denmark Folander is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 67 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 33 percent reside. Not including Denmark it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.
Folander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Folander has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Follander | 94 | 6 | / |
| Folande | 93 | 1 | / |
| Footlander | 89 | 12 | / |
| Falander | 88 | 98 | / |
| Felander | 88 | 53 | / |
| Folender | 88 | 11 | / |
| Volander | 88 | 9 | / |
| Fahlander | 82 | 372 | / |
| Follender | 82 | 84 | / |
| Fallander | 82 | 55 | / |
| Vohlander | 82 | 10 | / |
| Fehlander | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vollander | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fullander | 82 | 0 | / |
| Volande | 80 | 18 | / |
| Falande | 80 | 10 | / |
| Folandi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Velander | 75 | 969 | / |
| Falender | 75 | 301 | / |
| Valander | 75 | 37 | / |
| Felender | 75 | 14 | / |
| Felonder | 75 | 1 | / |
| Folanday | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vallander | 71 | 92 | / |
| Phalander | 71 | 32 | / |
| Fallender | 71 | 24 | / |
| Vollender | 71 | 12 | / |
| Vehlander | 71 | 6 | / |
| Phelander | 71 | 3 | / |
| Veelander | 71 | 0 | / |
| Valande | 67 | 553 | / |
| Volandi | 67 | 51 | / |
| Falandi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Falandy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Valliander | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faullender | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vallandeur | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Folander
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