Folken Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Folken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Folken (10) may also be a first name.

Folken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folken (Russian: Фолкен) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Folken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folken? popularity and diffusion

Folken is the 783,439th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. The surname Folken is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Folken reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 1,169,222. In The United States it is most common in: Iowa, where 18 percent reside, Minnesota, where 15 percent reside and Illinois, where 14 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 8 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Folken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Folken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Folken surname increased 1,409 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Folken surname are 44.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 91.23% registered with the political party.

Folken earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.58% less than the national average, earning $40,308 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folcken9223/
Foelken920/
Folkn911/
Folkendt8664/
Volken831,266/
Falken83561/
Folkin8371/
Folkyn8324/
Folkem832/
Fulken830/
Vohlken77168/
Faulken7745/
Folkina7735/
Folkyna7735/
Falkeng7710/
Falkenå779/
Falcken777/
Folkisn771/
Vollken770/
Falkuen770/
Volkienė7114/
Feaulken711/
Falkin67499/
Volkin67217/
Valken67137/
Falkyn6717/
Volkyn6715/
Falkén6713/
Faulkn672/
Falkne671/
Fulkin670/

Folken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Folken in the Russian language
Фолкенfolken-

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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 Folken
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