Folkema Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Folkema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 184 | 1:1,969,886 | 126,972 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Folkema Demographics
Average Folkema Salary in
United States
$48,600 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Folkema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folkema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Folkema is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Folkema.
How Common Is The Last Name Folkema? popularity and diffusion
The last name Folkema is the 1,028,911th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Folkema reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 1,969,886. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 78 percent reside, Minnesota, where 16 percent reside and Oregon, where 3 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.
Folkema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Folkema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Folkema surname increased 2,044 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Folkema Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Folkema surname are 31.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.97% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Folkema earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.63% more than the national average, earning $48,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $52,699 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folkheima | 88 | 5 | / |
| Volkema | 86 | 134 | / |
| Folkama | 86 | 4 | / |
| Folkemo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Folkemer | 80 | 127 | / |
| Folckeme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foulkomai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Valkema | 71 | 634 | / |
| Folckemmer | 71 | 15 | / |
| Falkemo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Volkama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Falkama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folkimer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Falkemer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Falkheimer | 59 | 10 | / |
| Valkama | 57 | 2,642 | / |
| Valkoma | 57 | 8 | / |
| Valkemy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Falcoma | 57 | 0 | / |
| Faulkheimer | 56 | 0 | / |
| Valkamaa | 53 | 8 | / |
| Valkamma | 53 | 3 | / |
| Falchima | 53 | 1 | / |
| Fulkimer | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Folkema
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