Folkestad Surname
Approximately 1,176 people bear this surname
Folkestad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 693 | 1:7,420 | 767 |
| United States | 397 | 1:912,995 | 68,645 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Folkestad Demographics
Average Folkestad Salary in
United States
$47,919 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Folkestad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folkestad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Folkestad is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Folkestad click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folkestad? popularity and diffusion
The surname Folkestad is the 318,279th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,196,893 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Folkestad are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 7,420. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 64 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent live and Southern Norway, where 3 percent live. Besides Norway Folkestad is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Folkestad Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Folkestad are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.
The amount Folkestad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning 366,307 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.05% more than the national average, earning $47,919 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.81% less than the national average, earning $45,805 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folkestead | 95 | 3 | / |
| Folkestadås | 90 | 12 | / |
| Falkestad | 89 | 10 | / |
| Folkestod | 89 | 1 | / |
| Falkestaad | 84 | 0 | / |
| Falceta | 63 | 35 | / |
| Volkita | 63 | 1 | / |
| Falcetta | 59 | 2,061 | / |
| Falchetta | 56 | 113 | / |
| Falquetta | 56 | 1 | / |
| Valkita | 50 | 7 | / |
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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 Folkestad
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