Folde Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Folde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1461:35,2214,975
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Folde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folde is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folde? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,101,507th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name Folde is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Folde are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Folde is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 35,221. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 48 percent live, Central Norway, where 37 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 15 percent live. Barring Norway this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Folde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Folde has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Folde last name rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folde Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Folde earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 15.88% less than the national average, earning 291,115 kr per year and in United States they earn 21.04% less than the national average, earning $34,069 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foldes91824/
Folder91647/
Foldie9134/
Foulde916/
Folded913/
Foldeš911/
Fgolde911/
Foulder8345/
Foldesh8325/
Fouldes8320/
Follder835/
Folldes831/
Foldi801,107/
Fulde80797/
Folda80544/
Falde80260/
Foldy80213/
Volde8013/
Foulda73709/
Falder73486/
Faldet73212/
Foldøy73134/
Faulde7346/
Foeldi7340/
Fulder7326/
Folday7325/
Faldes7322/
Vohlde739/
Foldys737/
Faldey736/
Vuolde736/
Voldie734/
Fallde734/
Foldoy734/
Fouldi734/
Fálder733/
Voldeh732/
Fuldee731/
Faldea731/
Faldez731/
Faldei731/
Fãldes731/
Fullde730/
Faulder671,035/
Pholdee67379/
Pholdet6713/
Pholdej673/
Foulday672/
Vfaldes671/
Follday671/
Fullder671/
Fauldes671/

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