Folken Surname
Approximately 361 people bear this surname
Folken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 310 | 1:1,169,222 | 83,615 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Folken (10) may also be a first name.
Folken Demographics
Average Folken Salary in
United States
$40,308 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folcken | 92 | 23 | / |
| Foelken | 92 | 0 | / |
| Folkn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Folkendt | 86 | 64 | / |
| Volken | 83 | 1,266 | / |
| Falken | 83 | 561 | / |
| Folkin | 83 | 71 | / |
| Folkyn | 83 | 24 | / |
| Folkem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fulken | 83 | 0 | / |
| Vohlken | 77 | 168 | / |
| Faulken | 77 | 45 | / |
| Folkina | 77 | 35 | / |
| Folkyna | 77 | 35 | / |
| Falkeng | 77 | 10 | / |
| Falkenå | 77 | 9 | / |
| Falcken | 77 | 7 | / |
| Folkisn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vollken | 77 | 0 | / |
| Falkuen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Volkienė | 71 | 14 | / |
| Feaulken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falkin | 67 | 499 | / |
| Volkin | 67 | 217 | / |
| Valken | 67 | 137 | / |
| Falkyn | 67 | 17 | / |
| Volkyn | 67 | 15 | / |
| Falkén | 67 | 13 | / |
| Faulkn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Falkne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fulkin | 67 | 0 | / |
Folken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Folken in the Russian language | ||
| Фолкен | folken | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Folken
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis