Folkel Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Hungary

Folkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Folkel Last Name Facts

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

Folkel is borne by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folkel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Folkel is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Folkel are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Folkel is most widespread in Argentina, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 2,849,561. In Argentina it is most prevalent in: Río Negro Province, where 73 percent reside and Buenos Aires Province, where 27 percent reside. Excluding Argentina this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 27 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foelkel92112/
Folkell9213/
Folkelt921/
Folkl91137/
Foelckel861/
Volkel83223/
Falkel8322/
Foelkl8317/
Volkell7713/
Falkell7712/
Falkeld779/
Volckel771/
Volkl73106/
Falkl738/
Fulkl731/
Folklová713/
Folklova711/
Valkel671/
Valckel621/
Fulchel621/
Volkill620/
Valkil501/
Falqul501/

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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 Folkel
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