Folder Surname

506,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Folder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen4241:62,3244,629
Lebanon731:77,2205,261
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Australia331:818,05251,601
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
England111:5,065,278148,650
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Wales41:773,63329,106
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Folder (21) may also be a first name.

Folder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folder has its highest incidence in Yemen. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 506,723rd most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,263,595 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Folder live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 66 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Folder is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is borne by 424 people, or 1 in 62,324. In Yemen Folder is most frequent in: Abyan Governorate, where 80 percent are found, Aden Governorate, where 18 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Yemen this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Folder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Folder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Folder surname grew 121 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Folder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Folder last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

Folder earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.58% less than the national average, earning $37,290 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foulder9245/
Follder925/
Foldger925/
Foldier921/
Folde91222/
Foldes83824/
Volder83570/
Falder83486/
Foldie8334/
Fulder8326/
Foulde836/
Folded833/
Fálder833/
Foldeš831/
Fgolde831/
Faulder771,035/
Foldesh7725/
Fouldes7720/
Folldes771/
Faldger771/
Fullder771/
Foldi731,107/
Folda73544/
Falde73260/
Foldy73213/
Volde7313/
Pfaulder710/
Valder672,615/
Foulda67709/
Faldet67212/
Foldøy67134/
Faulde6746/
Folday6725/
Faldes6722/
Vulder6712/
Vohlde679/
Foldys677/
Faldey676/
Vuolde676/
Voldie674/
Fallde674/
Foldoy674/
Fouldi674/
Voldeh672/
Fãldes671/
Faldei671/
Faldez671/
Faldea671/

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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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  • 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 Folder
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