Folkenberg Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Folkenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folkenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark621:91,0448,699
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Folkenberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folkenberg (Russian: Фолькенберг) is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Folkenberg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folkenberg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,736,881st most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Folkenberg reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Folkenberg is most widely held in Denmark, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 91,044. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 76 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 21 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 3 percent are found. Besides Denmark this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.

Folkenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Folkenberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Folkenberg surname rose 1,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folkenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Folkenberg surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Folkenberg earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $42,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Folkenberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Folkenberg in the Russian language
Фолькенбергfolkenberg-

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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 Folkenberg
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