Folgner Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Folgner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folgner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2671:301,51930,890
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Folgner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folgner is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folgner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 769,129th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname Folgner is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Folgner live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 301,519. In Germany Folgner is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent live, Bavaria, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Folgner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Folgner surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the party.

Folgner earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.39% more than the national average, earning $62,735 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foelgner9328/
Folner9240/
Follner86254/
Falgner8679/
Foulner8670/
Fulgner8610/
Volgner866/
Folnier861/
Foolner860/
Folne831/
Folgnerová821/
Foulnier8014/
Volner771,473/
Falner777/
Folney770/
Folnerová751/
Faulghner750/
Feulner712,824/
Vollner7179/
Follnes7127/
Faulner7123/
Fallner7119/
Follnerová7119/
Fogline711/
Valgner711/
Volhner710/
Folny67277/
Volne6734/
Falne675/
Faulnier672/
Valgneur671/
Folni671/
Faulhner671/
Vollnier670/
Fallnier670/
Faullner670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Folgner
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