Folenfant Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Folenfant Surname Definition:

Hubert Folenfant in 1066 held Gouherville, Dainonville, and Couverville, Normandy, from Adelais, dau. of Turstan Halduc (Wiffen, Mem. Russell, i. 17). Ralph Folefant held by knight service in Bedford from Simon de Beauchamp, 1165 (Lib. Niger).

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Folenfant Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France281:2,372,240182,981
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Folenfant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hubert Folenfant in 1066 held Gouherville, Dainonville, and Couverville, Normandy, from Adelais, dau. of Turstan Halduc (Wiffen, Mem. Russell, i. 17). Ralph Folefant held by knight service in Bedford from Simon de Beauchamp, 1165 (Lib. Niger). Hugh Folenfaunt was of England, 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

— The Norman People (1874)
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Folenfant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folenfant is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Folenfant.

How Common Is The Last Name Folenfant? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Folenfant live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 2,372,240. In France it is mostly found in: Pays de la Loire, where 96 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 4 percent are found. Barring France this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Follenfant95417/
Follenfan8926/
Foulenfont84246/
Follanfant842/
Follinfant840/
Flanofa Neto571/
Pholnphan565/

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