Folby Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Folby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Folby (9) may also be a first name.

Folby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folby occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Folby live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. Folby is also the 3,941,740th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 9 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 50 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 25 percent reside and Illinois, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 11 percent reside.

Folby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Folby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Folby last name decreased 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folby Last Name Statistics demography

Folby earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folbay9111/
Follby915/
Falby80362/
Folba80147/
Volby8043/
Folbe8024/
Fulby800/
Folber7390/
Falbey7331/
Folway7311/
Fallby7310/
Fahlby738/
Foulba735/
Falbay735/
Falboy734/
Foulbe731/
Folbes731/
Folbee730/
Folvey730/

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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 Folby
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