Foljan Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Foljan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foljan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1021:70,0496,257
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Foljan (33) may also be a first name.

Foljan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foljan is more commonly found in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foljan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,746,159th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Foljan are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Foljan is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 33 people.

It is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 70,049. In Serbia Foljan is mostly concentrated in: Belgrade, where 37 percent reside, Central Banat District, where 35 percent reside and South Banat District, where 25 percent reside. Not including Serbia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Foljan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foljan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foljan Last Name Statistics demography

Foljan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foljahn9220/
Foljann920/
Feljan83118/
Folzan8345/
Folean8341/
Fuljan8340/
Folcan8311/
Folsan833/
Voljan831/
Pholjan7794/
Faljean7736/
Folayon7719/
Folzant7718/
Fuljahn7717/
Faljyan7714/
Faljane775/
Faltjan771/
Folchan771/
Fuljhan771/
Fulljan771/
Folehan771/
Folsand771/
Felijan771/
Foljone771/
Volijan771/
Fuljahan7129/
Fhaljyan719/
Fuhljahn719/
Folchand714/
Falajian713/
Folschan712/
Felajian712/
Folchain711/
Pholjant711/
Folson671,597/
Foolchand67904/
Valjan67500/
Falcan67282/
Veljan6756/
Vuljan6748/
Volsan6747/
Falean6727/
Volšan6725/
Väljan6713/
Falzan6711/
Folzen677/
Falsan677/
Fălcan674/
Folsam674/
Folsen673/
Folzon672/
Folcon672/
Falayjian672/
Folchahyn671/
Foulchand671/
Foolhshan671/
Volzan671/
Volçan671/
Foleon671/
Foolihand671/
Fhuljahan671/
Fuljam670/
Foulshane670/

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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 Foljan
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