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) occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 783,439th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Folken reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Folken is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

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

Folken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Folken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Folken last name grew 1,409 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Folken are 44.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.23% being registered to vote for the 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
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  • 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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