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
Follet Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Follet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Follet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Follet occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Follet click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Follet? popularity and diffusion
The surname Follet is the 114,301st most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,801,618 people. Follet is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Follet live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 17 people.
The last name is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 3,582 people, or 1 in 18,543. In France Follet is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 42 percent live, Normandy, where 19 percent live and Île-de-France, where 10 percent live. Besides France it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Follet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Follet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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 devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Follet surname are 38.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.19% registered to vote for the 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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