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 carried by more people in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Folgar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folgar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 101,451st most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,565,531 people. The last name Folgar is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Folgar reside; 69 percent reside in Central America and 69 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 15 people.

It is most widespread in Guatemala, where it is borne by 2,874 people, or 1 in 5,596. In Guatemala Folgar is mostly found in: Guatemala Department, where 71 percent reside, Chiquimula Department, where 20 percent reside and Jalapa Department, where 4 percent reside. Other than Guatemala Folgar occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 13 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Folgar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Folgar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,980 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 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 Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the 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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