Foldøy Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Foldøy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 132 | 1:38,957 | 5,538 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Foldy (213) are calculated separately.
Foldøy Demographics
Average Foldøy Salary in
Norway
344,818 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Foldøy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foldøy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foldøy occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Foldy. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foldøy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,544,715th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname Foldøy is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Foldøy live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 38,957. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 76 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent live and Southern Norway, where 5 percent live. Other than Norway this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Foldøy Last Name Statistics demography
Foldøy earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 0.36% less than the national average, earning 344,818 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foldy | 97 | 213 | / |
| Folday | 83 | 25 | / |
| Foldys | 83 | 7 | / |
| Foldoy | 83 | 4 | / |
| Foulday | 77 | 2 | / |
| Follday | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foldi | 73 | 1,107 | / |
| Folda | 73 | 544 | / |
| Folde | 73 | 222 | / |
| Faldy | 73 | 164 | / |
| Fuldy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foldes | 67 | 824 | / |
| Foulda | 67 | 709 | / |
| Folder | 67 | 647 | / |
| Foeldi | 67 | 40 | / |
| Foldie | 67 | 34 | / |
| Volday | 67 | 8 | / |
| Foulde | 67 | 6 | / |
| Faldey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fouldi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Folded | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faldhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foldeš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fgolde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fulday | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fauldy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Foldøy
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis