Folge Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Folge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Norway221:233,74025,571
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Folge Last Name Facts

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

Folge is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Folge? popularity and diffusion

Folge is the 1,281,391st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Folge live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Folge is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 731,868. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 27 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live and Saxony, where 16 percent live. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 16 percent live and Norway, where 12 percent live.

Folge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Folge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Folge surname increased 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Folge last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Folge earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.38% more than the national average, earning 437,380 kr per year and in United States they earn 73.99% more than the national average, earning $75,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folger914,691/
Folget9131/
Foolge911/
Folges910/
Fole8912,920/
Foulger832,566/
Folgerø83325/
Folgier8375/
Folgies8316/
Folgher836/
Foldger835/
Follger834/
Folggie831/
Folguer831/
Folguet831/
Foley80119,017/
Folse802,756/
Folie802,347/
Foyle802,292/
Folle801,895/
Folea801,760/
Folga801,431/
Foule80517/
Falge80441/
Foleu80253/
Foles80247/
Folee80240/
Fulge80196/
Foole80172/
Fotle80128/
Foler80122/
Foleh8053/
Folet8031/
Fosle8030/
Folce8027/
Folei8023/
Fohle8021/
Volge8020/
Foile8011/
Fhole808/
Folhe808/
Folej808/
Folye805/
Folep801/
Foïle801/
Folgi801/
Folgueis772/
Folley735,248/
Follet734,045/
Fulger731,276/
Falger73891/
Foiles73818/
Fosler73544/
Foulet73525/
Fohler73432/
Foller73300/
Fotler73246/
Fouler73224/
Follea73214/
Foyleh73214/
Folzer73208/
Follie73144/
Folleh73110/
Foules7392/
Foulga7391/
Foyles7382/
Foleis7379/
Footle7371/
Folles7365/
Folyer7349/
Fouley7346/
Foulie7343/
Fholer7338/
Folgoa7334/
Folest7334/
Falgie7333/
Folgia7329/
Foulle7328/
Foitle7326/
Foglie7326/
Foslie7322/
Folser7322/
Folier7319/
Foleas7318/
Folgić7317/
Folehr7317/
Fooley7315/
Fulges7314/
Foliez7314/
Fouleh7314/
Folies7313/
Fooler7311/
Folcey7310/
Follez738/
Foleys737/
Folsey737/
Folett736/
Foslea736/
Folche736/
Folhes736/
Fosley735/
Volgey735/
Fooled734/
Foslee734/
Follei734/
Folher734/
Folkhe734/
Foyler733/
Fulget733/
Foolee733/
Foiler732/
Folshe732/
Folsie732/
Foutle732/
Foiley731/
Falgey731/
Foslet731/
Fulghe731/
Fuoler731/
Folezz731/
Foojle731/
Foleey731/
Foliet731/
Folets731/
Folset731/
Folhie731/
Volgge731/
Foleat731/
Folech731/
Folerh731/
Folesa731/
Folgôa731/
Follga731/
Foilet731/
Fojler731/
Foșlea731/
Fouleu731/
Foleyz731/
Foyley730/
Fohley730/
Folcer730/
Foltce730/
Foliey730/
Foljer730/
Folsez730/
Fooles730/
Follse730/
Falget730/
Follee730/
Folyed730/
Foli6717,853/
Fale6711,326/
Follett677,389/
Foly675,590/
Fola673,843/
Folcher671,251/
Folliet671,028/
Vole67720/
Follesa67682/
Foulser67315/
Folsche67189/
Folleas67183/
Follesø67154/
Falgier67135/
Follese67125/
Follier67100/
Fottler6778/
Foulley6764/
Foullet6757/
Foleher6756/
Foollee6754/
Folleat6743/
Foulche6742/
Foulier6740/
Folchet6739/
Foulcer6738/
Fottles6736/
Falenge6734/
Follehr6732/
Folletz6728/
Follest6725/
Foselle6724/
Foslett6724/
Pfohler6722/
Follher6715/
Foleiss6714/
Fulguez679/
Fouller678/
Foullie676/
Fulgues676/
Follets674/
Pfulger673/
Folsher673/
Fulgier672/
Fholley672/
Footley672/
Fouleuh672/
D'Foley671/
Faldger671/
Falguez671/
Foulett671/
Focelle671/
Foiliet671/
Folheid671/
Folledd671/
Fooljee671/
Footler671/
Folleyd671/
Phfolee671/
Falinge671/
Folengi671/
Folesse671/
Foillet671/
Foyless671/
Foolest671/
Foulher671/
Foulzer671/
Footlee671/
Fulguer671/
Fulguet671/
Fulenge671/
Folleis671/
Faulger670/
Foolett670/
Foulles670/
Folless670/
Foulzie670/
Follies670/
Fooller670/
Fousley670/
Fousler670/
Pfoller670/
Fooleey670/
Foilett670/
Foletts670/
Folliey670/
Foysler670/
Foulcep670/
Follyer670/
Folsett670/

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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 Folge
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