Folch Surname

98,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Folch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3,1011:15,0761,719
France4301:154,47123,971
Chile2401:73,4022,985
Argentina2311:185,03615,463
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Dominican Republic1771:58,9432,908
Puerto Rico1511:23,511778
Mexico481:2,585,96321,318
Peru461:690,95916,320
Andorra341:2,466468
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Belgium151:766,44363,354
England111:5,065,278148,650
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Folch Last Name Facts

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

Folch is found most frequently in Spain. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 98,258th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,510,059 people. Folch is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Folch reside; 65 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most common in Spain, where it is carried by 3,101 people, or 1 in 15,076. In Spain Folch is most frequent in: Catalonia, where 61 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 30 percent reside and Aragon, where 4 percent reside. Beside Spain Folch occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent reside and Chile, where 5 percent reside.

Folch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Folch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Folch last name grew 6,033 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Folch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Folch surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Folch earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 35.6% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,287 per year; in United States they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $43,298 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.59% more than the national average, earning $55,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folsch9158/
Foulch9129/
Folche916/
Folchs912/
Foelch911/
Folc89148/
Folsche83189/
Foulche8342/
Foultch830/
Falch803,066/
Felch801,414/
Folci80250/
Folcz80169/
Volch8072/
Foulc8069/
Folce8027/
Folhs801/
Fulch801/
Folsh801/
Foltc801/
Falche73122/
Volsch7357/
Foltcz7310/
Faulch739/
Fulche739/
Folhes736/
Falsch736/
Folkhe734/
Fulchs732/
Folshe732/
Pfolcz731/
Vollch731/
Foltce730/
Folz674,557/
Falc67478/
Fols67294/
Folcová6735/
Falsche6716/
Faltche679/
Pholdch671/
Voltsch671/
Folx671/
Fallsch671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Folch
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