Folgert Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Folgert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folgert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Folgert (40) may also be a first name.

Folgert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folgert is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folgert? popularity and diffusion

The surname Folgert is the 1,447,279th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Folgert occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Folgert reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name globally It is held by 40 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 5,253,028. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 58 percent are found, New York, where 14 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 39 percent are found and Poland, where 9 percent are found.

Folgert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Folgert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Folgert surname increased 345 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folgert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Folgert surname are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65% registered to vote for the political party.

Folgert earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.83% more than the national average, earning $43,509 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folgerts9350/
Folgiert938/
Folger924,691/
Folert923/
Foulger862,566/
Follert86582/
Folgerø86325/
Folgier8675/
Folgart8634/
Fohlert8629/
Falgert8619/
Folgher866/
Foldger865/
Follger864/
Folguer861/
Folgort861/
Folhert861/
Volgert860/
Fulgert860/
Fotlert860/
Foulert860/
Folchert80161/
Folinger8013/
Folgardt804/
Fulguert801/
Falger77891/
Volger77679/
Folzer77208/
Volert7745/
Folser7722/
Falert771/
Folcer770/
Foljer770/
Follinger7541/
Folcherts7512/
Fohlinger7510/
Fulguerts751/
Vollert712,297/
Volgger712,142/
Fallert711,499/
Folcher711,251/
Foulser71315/
Falgier71135/
Falgere7163/
Vollger7153/
Foulcer7138/
Vohlert7127/
Valgert7115/
Folgard7114/
Volhert7111/
Folsher713/
Follertová712/
Fahlert711/
Foulzer711/
Falgieyret711/
Fhalert711/
Volgart711/
Faldger711/
Faulger710/
Volcert710/
Falgart710/
Folscher67372/
Pfahlert67371/
Foulcher67239/
Falguere6769/
Vollgger6731/
Volchert6714/
Falinger6711/
Phollert676/
Vollertt675/
Pholgerd673/
Falchert672/
Volgardt672/
Vollerth671/
Falcetrt671/
Foulseer671/
Folleird670/
Follsier670/
Volehert670/
Falenger670/
Folleard670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Folgert
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