Folkeson Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Folkeson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folkeson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1591:61,9294,741
Norway141:367,30634,015
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Folkeson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folkeson occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folkeson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,198,640th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. Folkeson is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Folkeson live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Folkeson is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 61,929. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 22 percent are found, Örebro County, where 16 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent are found. Besides Sweden Folkeson occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Folkeson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Folkeson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Folkeson last name increased 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folkeson Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Folkeson earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning 364,368 kr per year and in United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folkesson942,535/
Falkeson880/
Fulkeson880/
Fulkesson821/
Faulkesson780/
Falkesen7525/
Falkejon753/
Fulkison750/
Falkison750/
Falkeisen7126/
Falkesand7114/
Faulkison719/
Falkesund713/
Falkeizen591/
Valkosen501/

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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 Folkeson
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