Folkens Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Folkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2841:283,47029,659
United States2821:1,285,31590,259
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Folkens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folkens is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folkens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 554,992nd most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. Folkens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Folkens are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 284 people, or 1 in 283,470. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 74 percent live, Bremen, where 9 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 4 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 49 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Folkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Folkens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Folkens surname increased 2,169 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folkens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Folkens surname are 26.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.97% being registered to vote for the political party.

Folkens earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $44,838 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folkenæs932/
Folkins86836/
Volkens86461/
Falkens863/
Volckens8040/
Falkenås8016/
Faulkens8013/
Falkensø801/
Foulkins800/
Falkins71220/
Falkenz713/
Volkins711/
Folcins711/
Valkens710/
Fulkins710/
Faulkins6722/
Valkins570/
Falquins531/
Vaulkins530/

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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 Folkens
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