Foldy Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Foldy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foldy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Foldy (22) may also be a first name.

Foldy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foldy is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foldy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,133,308th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname Foldy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Foldy are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 1,938,283. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 21 percent are found, New Mexico, where 7 percent are found and Missouri, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Slovakia, where 2 percent are found.

Foldy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foldy last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Foldy earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.9% more than the national average, earning $48,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.76% less than the national average, earning $37,880 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foldøy91134/
Folday9125/
Foldys917/
Foldoy914/
Foulday832/
Follday831/
Foldi801,107/
Folda80544/
Folde80222/
Faldy80164/
Fuldy800/
Foldes73824/
Foulda73709/
Folder73647/
Foeldi7340/
Foldie7334/
Volday738/
Foulde736/
Faldey736/
Fouldi734/
Folded733/
Foldeš731/
Faldhy731/
Fgolde731/
Fulday731/
Fauldy730/
Foulder6745/
Foldesh6725/
Fouldes6720/
Follder675/
Fuldaya671/
Folldes671/

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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 Foldy
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