Folkus Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Folkus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 73 | 1:742,160 | 51,964 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Folkus Demographics
Average Folkus Salary in
South Africa
R 279,684
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Folkus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folkus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Folkus is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Folkus? popularity and diffusion
The last name Folkus is the 2,106,139th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Folkus is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Folkus are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 742,160. In South Africa Folkus is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 40 percent reside, Free State, where 27 percent reside and Limpopo, where 25 percent reside. Not including South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Folkus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Folkus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Folkus Last Name Statistics demography
Folkus earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.69% more than the national average, earning R 279,684 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folkusz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Falkus | 83 | 647 | / |
| Volkus | 83 | 70 | / |
| Fulkus | 83 | 6 | / |
| Folkos | 83 | 2 | / |
| Falkous | 77 | 178 | / |
| Falkuss | 77 | 6 | / |
| Voulkous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falcus | 67 | 513 | / |
| Falkos | 67 | 265 | / |
| Falkuß | 67 | 32 | / |
| Valkus | 67 | 26 | / |
| Falkuş | 67 | 4 | / |
| Falkusová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Falkuś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valkusz | 62 | 51 | / |
| Falcous | 62 | 39 | / |
| Valkeus | 62 | 3 | / |
| Faulcus | 62 | 3 | / |
| Falkuch | 62 | 1 | / |
| Faulkos | 62 | 1 | / |
| Falqoust | 57 | 1 | / |
| Falcos | 50 | 68 | / |
| Fulcos | 50 | 20 | / |
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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 Folkus
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