Folkerson Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Folkerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folkerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Canada461:800,99162,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Folkerson Last Name Facts

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

Folkerson is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Folkerson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Folkerson is the 1,882,912th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. Folkerson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Folkerson are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Folkerson is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 35 percent are found, California, where 4 percent are found and Colorado, where 2 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 47 percent are found.

Folkerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Folkerson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Folkerson last name expanded 729 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folkerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Folkerson last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% registered with the party.

The amount Folkerson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.87% more than the national average, earning $49,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.99% more than the national average, earning $64,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fulkerson898,393/
Folkersen89358/
Volkerson8920/
Falkerson8913/
Faulkerson84142/
Fulckerson842/
Hfulkerson841/
Fulkersond841/
Fullkerson840/
Volkersen7814/
Fulkersen785/
Falkersen782/
Folkorsen781/
Fulkersom780/

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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 Folkerson
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