Folkestad Surname

318,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Folkestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folkestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6931:7,420767
United States3971:912,99568,645
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Denmark71:806,38843,211
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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 or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folkestad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 318,279th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,196,893 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Folkestad reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 7,420. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 64 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Norway this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Folkestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Folkestad last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folkestead953/
Folkestadås9012/
Falkestad8910/
Folkestod891/
Falkestaad840/
Falceta6335/
Volkita631/
Falcetta592,061/
Falchetta56113/
Falquetta561/
Valkita507/

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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 Folkestad
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