Folkers Surname

128,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Folkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3481:268,88625,280
Netherlands1,0881:15,5212,351
Germany8211:98,05812,200
Australia741:364,80730,412
Thailand711:994,906151,495
Canada391:944,75971,777
Portugal281:372,08012,265
England121:4,643,172139,951
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

Folkers (65) may also be a first name.

Folkers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folkers occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folkers? popularity and diffusion

Folkers is the 128,586th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,067,976 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Folkers live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. Folkers is also the 1,212,820th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 65 people.

The last name Folkers is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,348 people, or 1 in 268,886. In The United States Folkers is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 13 percent live, Iowa, where 13 percent live and Nebraska, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States Folkers occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 31 percent live and Germany, where 23 percent live.

Folkers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Folkers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Folkers last name increased 977 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folkers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Folkers are 32.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Folkers earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.25% more than the national average, earning $54,277 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folckers934/
Foulkers932/
Folkerst932/
Foilkers932/
Volkers863,331/
Falkers8644/
Fulkers861/
Folkars860/
Volckers8033/
Volkersz8031/
Volkaers802/
Vollkers801/
Faulkers801/
Vulkers7186/
Valkers712/
Valkiers67161/
Fulchers671/
Valckiers639/
Valkirs576/

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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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  • 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 Folkers
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