Folem Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Folem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1481:140,33215,641
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Folem Last Name Facts

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

Folem is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,415,499th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name Folem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Folem are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 140,332. In Cameroon Folem is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 34 percent live, Centre Region, where 24 percent live and Southwest Region, where 22 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Folem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Folem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Folem surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folem Last Name Statistics demography

Folem earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foulem91195/
Foleme9114/
Follem912/
Folemg911/
Folgem910/
Folheim832/
Felem80351/
Folen80250/
Fulem8089/
Volem8039/
Folim8032/
Falem8016/
Folne801/
Fohlheim7711/
Follheim770/
Follen73637/
Fullem73473/
Foolen73336/
Faleme73179/
Vollem73151/
Foleng7382/
Fohlen7344/
Foleen7334/
Foulen7332/
Folien7316/
Faleem738/
Voolem738/
Fallem733/
Folend732/
Foslen731/
Fulgem731/
Foloen731/
Faliem731/
Fuhlem731/
Foilen731/
Pholem731/
Fuleme731/
Faulem730/
Follien67175/
Volheim67119/
Follent67105/
Falheim6726/
Felheim6722/
Follend6717/
Faullem6716/
Foileng6715/
Pholhem678/
Felhiem673/
Foln672/
Folleng672/
Volhiem671/
Fallemn671/
Falemme671/
Fahllem671/
Fehleam671/

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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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  • 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 Folem
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