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Where Does The Last Name Folkes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Folkes occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folkes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 98,154^th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,508,496 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Folkes live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Folkes is also the 585,759^th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 234 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,796 people, or 1 in 201,815. In The United States Folkes is most frequent in: New York, where 21 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Jamaica, where 23 percent reside.

Folkes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Folkes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 998 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 259 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Folkes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Folkes surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Folkes last name are 0.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Folkes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 235.5% more than the national average, earning R 797,268 per year; in United States they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $46,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning $51,891 CAD per year.