Folkson Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Folkson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folkson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Folkson Last Name Facts

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

Folkson is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folkson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Folkson live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 55 percent live, Essex, where 24 percent live and Surrey, where 17 percent live. Outside of England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Israel, where 12 percent live.

Folkson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Folkson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Folkson last name rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folkson Last Name Statistics demography

Folkson earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falkson86202/
Folksén863/
Folksen861/
Fulkson860/
Falksohn8020/
Falksen7195/
Volksen7145/
Folgsom711/
Falksund6735/
Falccon571/
Volgsan570/
Fulgsang534/

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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 Folkson
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