Folkerts Surname

113,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Folkerts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folkerts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8071:200,58619,722
Germany1,1381:70,7439,001
Netherlands9301:18,1582,830
Canada1281:287,85626,805
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Folkerts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folkerts is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Folkerts.

How Common Is The Last Name Folkerts? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 113,266th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,783,977 people. Folkerts occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Folkerts live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Folkerts is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,807 people, or 1 in 200,586. In The United States it is most common in: Iowa, where 16 percent are found, Illinois, where 15 percent are found and Minnesota, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Folkerts exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 23 percent are found.

Folkerts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Folkerts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Folkerts last name grew 2,868 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folkerts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Folkerts last name are 33.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.39% being registered with the political party.

The amount Folkerts earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 18.65% more than the national average, earning R 281,952 per year; in United States they earn 1.09% more than the national average, earning $43,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $54,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volkerts88367/
Folkerds8845/
Falkerts882/
Folkarts881/
Volkaerts82473/
Volckerts8219/
Folcherts8212/
Volckaerts78417/
Volkertz758/
Volkaarts711/
Volcaerts711/
Volkartz631/
Volquarts5964/
Volquardts5620/

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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 Folkerts
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