Folgar Surname

101,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Folgar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folgar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala2,8741:5,596745
Spain6231:75,0436,581
Argentina3351:127,59210,803
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
Honduras2381:37,0441,088
Uruguay1051:32,6833,765
El Salvador761:83,4721,533
Cuba381:303,2295,351
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Folgar (15) may also be a first name.

Folgar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folgar is found in Guatemala more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folgar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 101,451st most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,565,531 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Folgar are found; 69 percent are found in Central America and 69 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Folgar is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

It is most widely held in Guatemala, where it is carried by 2,874 people, or 1 in 5,596. In Guatemala it is mostly found in: Guatemala Department, where 71 percent are found, Chiquimula Department, where 20 percent are found and Jalapa Department, where 4 percent are found. Other than Guatemala this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 13 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Folgar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Folgar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Folgar surname expanded 1,980 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Folgar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Folgar surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

Folgar earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $45,049 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folgart9234/
Folgard9214/
Foulgar920/
Folar917/
Folgardt864/
Fulgar833,696/
Foular8344/
Volgar8342/
Falgar8315/
Folare838/
Folhar835/
Follar833/
Folarz832/
Foslar831/
Folard830/
Foolar830/
Foulard77673/
Foliard77235/
Falngar77200/
Folgore77179/
Foliart7759/
Foulart7724/
Falgare7713/
Falgard7710/
Folhart777/
Follard776/
Follart773/
Folliar772/
Foolare772/
Folgort771/
Fulgard771/
Folhard770/
Foolaar770/
Falgart770/
Follahr770/
Volar73522/
Falar73326/
Folor738/
Folliard711,001/
Fouliard71307/
Foillard71138/
Foullard7156/
Follardt7110/
Falgaard717/
Foullare711/
Fahlgard711/
Falkgard711/
Falingar711/
Fulghare711/
Follyard710/
Folliart710/
Folleard710/
Falarz67888/
Fallar67580/
Voliar67110/
Falhar6777/
Vulgar6753/
Vollar6740/
Pholar6735/
Volyar6732/
Falare6728/
Voolar6719/
Volair6716/
Folore6712/
Follhardt679/
Valgar679/
Fahlar676/
Falyar675/
Faular674/
Foulliard673/
Falahr672/
Folharova672/
Falard672/
Foleur671/
Vholar671/
Volear671/
Fholor671/
Faliar671/
Falarp671/
Falasr671/
Follor671/
Vohlar670/
Pfalar670/
Folord670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Folgar
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