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

Folk is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name Folk is the 51,808^th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 737,009 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Folk reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,005,046^th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 90 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 7,505 people, or 1 in 48,296. In The United States Folk is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live, South Carolina, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 56 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Folk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Folk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Folk surname rose 436 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Folk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (94%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Folk last name 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.