Folcher Surname

303,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Folcher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,1121:59,7338,041
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Folcher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folcher has its highest incidence in France. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Folcher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 303,202nd most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,825,376 people. The surname Folcher is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Folcher live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Folcher is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 1,112 people, or 1 in 59,733. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Occitanie, where 55 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 16 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent reside. Not including France it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in New Caledonia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Folcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Folcher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Folcher last name grew 1,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folcher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Folcher last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

Folcher earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.7% less than the national average, earning $27,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folscher93372/
Foulcher93239/
Folchert93161/
Folgcher931/
Folche926/
Folcer920/
Fulcher8613,586/
Felcher86443/
Folsche86189/
Falcher86116/
Folcker8696/
Volcher8680/
Foulche8642/
Folchet8639/
Foulcer8638/
Folsher863/
Folce8327/
Falchier80212/
Fulchere805/
Fullcher803/
Falchert802/
Falc'her802/
Fulchier801/
Fal'cher801/
Fulcheer801/
Voelcher801/
Faulcher801/
Foltsher800/
Foulcker800/
Futlcher800/
Folger774,691/
Folker771,347/
Folchi77804/
Folzer77208/
Falche77122/
Folser7722/
Volche7712/
Folcey7710/
Folkhe774/
Folshe772/
Volcer772/
Folcha771/
Foljer770/
Foltce770/
Folscheid7572/
Fallscher7510/
Foulger712,566/
Foltzer71782/
Falcier71333/
Folgerø71325/
Foulser71315/
Fallscheer71290/
Valcher71211/
Folgert71148/
Foulker71106/
Folgier7175/
Volcker7159/
Falchet7153/
Folquer7145/
Fulchir7143/
Velcher7126/
Folkerd7124/
Falsche7116/
Volczer7111/
Foldger715/
Falkher714/
Follger714/
Vulcher714/
Falcker712/
Volkher712/
Volsche712/
Foulché712/
Foulchy711/
Falsher711/
Volchea711/
Folkerh711/
Foslchi711/
Faulcer711/
Foulzer711/
Foulcep710/
Folse672,756/
Falce671,664/
Folkerth67265/
Folci67250/
Folge67178/
Pfoltzer6711/
Folkeard678/
Foulseer671/
Falchett671/
Falcetrt671/
Folcy671/
Falciere671/
Vaulcher671/
Foulqier671/
Foulquer671/
Pholkher671/
Fulchire670/
Follsier670/
Faulcker670/
Phelcher670/

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