Follet Surname
Approximately 4,045 people bear this surname
Follet Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) Silly, Playful, Frolicsome [Anglo-Frenchfolet(t,folyet, foliot, folyot; Old French folet, &c. (French follet); from Old French fol (French fou), foolish; L.Latin foll-is, a fool; Latin foll-is, a Windbag]
Follet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3,582 | 1:18,543 | 2,077 |
| Belgium | 175 | 1:65,695 | 10,538 |
| United States | 143 | 1:2,534,678 | 154,329 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 55 | 1:443,189 | 25,511 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 301 | 1:166,839 | 15,114 |
Follet (17) may also be a first name.
Follet Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) Silly, Playful, Frolicsome [Anglo-Frenchfolet(t,folyet, foliot, folyot; Old French folet, &c. (French follet); from Old French fol (French fou), foolish; L.Latin foll-is, a fool; Latin foll-is, a Windbag]
(French.) Frolicksome, merry, gay. "Rightly named was Richard Folioth, Bishop of Hereford, who, when he had incurred the hatred of many for opposing himself against Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, one cried with a loud voice at his chamber window at midnight: 'Folioth, Folioth, thy god is the Goddess Azaroth.' He suddenly and stoutly replied: 'Thou liest, foul fiend, my God is the God of Sabaoth."—Camden.
Follet Demographics
Average Follet Salary in
United States
$42,372 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Follet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Follet Come From? nationality or country of origin
Follet is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Follet? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 114,301st most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,801,618 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Follet live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Follet is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.
The surname Follet is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 3,582 people, or 1 in 18,543. In France it is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 42 percent reside, Normandy, where 19 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 10 percent reside. Beside France Follet occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Follet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Follet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Follet last name contracted 52 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Follet Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Follet are 38.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.19% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Follet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.51% less than the national average, earning R 34,440 per year; in United States they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $42,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.05% less than the national average, earning $43,199 CAD per year.
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