Folkey Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Folkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Folkey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folkey occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folkey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Folkey occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Folkey reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa Folkey is most common in: Free State, where 82 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 12 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 6 percent reside.

Folkey Last Name Statistics demography

Folkey earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.21% more than the national average, earning R 285,660 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folke91762/
Folky911/
Foulke831,701/
Falkey83119/
Folcke8386/
Volkey8339/
Folkøy8314/
Folcey8310/
Folkee837/
Folkhe834/
Foelke832/
Follke832/
Folkie831/
Fohlke830/
Folket830/
Pfolke830/
Foolke830/
Folcker7796/
Foolkes7744/
Folkett7721/
Follkie7712/
Faulkey774/
Foulkoy771/
Falkeye771/
Follkes771/
Folkesh771/
Folkerh771/
Falckey771/
Folckae770/
Fulckey770/
Falke7340,469/
Volke732,407/
Fulke73130/
Folka73102/
Falky7330/
Folce7327/
Folki736/
Volky733/
Fulky731/
Ffoulkes71201/
Folkeová714/
Falkquey711/
Foulkees711/
Foullkes711/
Folkeits711/
Foulkesh711/
Foulcker710/
Folque67680/
Falcke67628/
Volcke67459/
Fahlke67253/
Foulki67239/
Faulke67121/
Falcey6794/
Falkeh6790/
Falkay6751/
Volkay6740/
Fhalke6739/
Falkie6733/
Folkis6717/
Falkei6716/
Folkas6716/
Falkhe6715/
Folcka6712/
Faalke678/
Falkae677/
Folche676/
Valkey675/
Falkea674/
Fallke674/
Volkiy673/
Foulka672/
Falhke672/
Fullke672/
Falkke672/
Fulkie672/
Falkje672/
Fulhke671/
Pholke671/
Falkoy671/
Foelki671/
Folcki671/
Volkeu671/
Vohlke671/
Volkie671/
Fulkay671/
Folkad671/
Falkee671/
Faulky670/
Fuhlke670/
Folkid670/

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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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  • 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 Folkey
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