Folkins Surname

416,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Folkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4721:78,0638,764
United States3561:1,018,14374,968
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Folkins Last Name Facts

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

Folkins is found most in Canada. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folkins? popularity and diffusion

The last name Folkins is the 416,195th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,717,160 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Folkins reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 78,063. In Canada it is mostly found in: New Brunswick, where 53 percent live, Ontario, where 16 percent live and Alberta, where 14 percent live. Barring Canada it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Folkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Folkins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Folkins surname rose 1,483 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Folkins last name are 4.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Folkins earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.8% more than the national average, earning $53,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.36% more than the national average, earning $54,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foulkins930/
Folkens86574/
Falkins86220/
Volkins861/
Folcins861/
Fulkins860/
Faulkins8022/
Folkenæs802/
Volkens71461/
Falkens713/
Valkins710/
Volckens6740/
Falkenås6716/
Faulkens6713/
Falquins671/
Falkensø671/
Vaulkins670/
Falkenz573/
Valkens570/

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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 Folkins
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