Folkov Surname

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

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Folkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Folkov Last Name Facts

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

Folkov (Russian: Фолков) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Folkov.

How Common Is The Last Name Folkov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Folkov is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Folkov reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 59 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 10,294,504. In Russia Folkov is most frequent in: Moscow, where 50 percent are found, Irkutsk Oblast, where 29 percent are found and Orenburg Oblast, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Russia Folkov exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 6 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folkova9216/
Volkov83265,346/
Falkov831,171/
Folkow8322/
Folkof837/
Folcov831/
Fulkov831/
Falkova771,327/
Volkhov77492/
Folkoff7733/
Volckov7715/
Vollkov777/
Volkkov774/
Volkoov773/
Falkovs773/
Fulkova773/
Voylkov773/
Falkhov773/
Voilkov772/
Volhkov771/
Volkoiv771/
Volkoyv771/
Volkovė771/
Folkowa770/
Valkov6710,982/
Volcov67740/
Volkav67134/
Falkav67113/
Falkow67112/
Volkow6762/
Volkof6740/
Falkof6730/
Falcov6727/
Vulkov6715/
Volkob673/
Volkev671/

Folkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Folkov in the Russian language
Фолковfolkov-

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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 Folkov
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