Folberg Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Folberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Norway101:514,22941,629
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Folberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folberg is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Folberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Folberg is the 1,795,579th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Folberg are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States Folberg is mostly found in: California, where 25 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 20 percent reside and Texas, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 17 percent reside and Norway, where 10 percent reside.

Folberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Folberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Folberg surname grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Folberg last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Folberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.85% less than the national average, earning 329,312 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.68% less than the national average, earning $36,813 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folbergs934/
Fohlberg931/
Volberg86873/
Falberg86420/
Fülberg8620/
Fulberg8610/
Folborg865/
Fahlberg80657/
Vollberg80514/
Fallberg80115/
Felhberg8078/
Füllberg8067/
Fhelberg8012/
Fuhlberg808/
Fullberg803/
Faulberg800/
Fohlburg800/
Pfahlberg7525/
Fulbergue751/
Valberg71965/
Falborg71120/
Fulbirg7121/
Folverk7111/
Folbirk716/
Folwerk712/
Fulburg712/
Falberk711/
Falburg710/
Volburg710/
Vahlberg67865/
Vallberg67310/
Fahlborg6767/
Vollburg675/
Fahlbarg671/
Fahlburg670/
Volburgh670/
Vahlbergh630/
Volwerk57177/
Valburg57100/
Valborg5716/
Falbork5711/
Volbirk571/
Vaalburg53118/
Vaalberk532/

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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 Folberg
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