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Where Does The Last Name Folk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Folk has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Folk is the 51,808^th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 737,009 people. The surname Folk occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Folk are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,005,046^th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 90 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 7,505 people, or 1 in 48,296. In The United States Folk is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found, South Carolina, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Folk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Folk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Folk last name increased 436 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Folk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Folk surname is predominantly Orthodox (94%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Folk surname are 15.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Folk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.96% less than the national average, earning $41,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $52,441 CAD per year.