Follette Surname

416,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Follette Surname Definition:

(French) The little foolish person.

Follette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7911:458,22939,136
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
England161:3,482,379114,324
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Follette (30) may also be a first name.

Follette Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) The little foolish person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Follette Last Name Facts

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

The last name Follette has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Follette? popularity and diffusion

The last name Follette is the 416,960th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,738,065 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Follette live; 86 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 791 people, or 1 in 458,229. In The United States Follette is most frequent in: California, where 15 percent are found, Washington, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Follette Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Follette has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Follette surname rose 1,364 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Follette Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Follette last name are 2.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.53% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Follette earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $44,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.61% less than the national average, earning $38,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Follettie9412/
Folliette941/
Follett937,389/
Folette9358/
Follete936/
Folletti88287/
Vollette88115/
Folliett8878/
Folletet8835/
Fallette8820/
Folletty882/
Fullette882/
Foslette881/
Foulette881/
Foullett881/
Folletta880/
Follet864,045/
Folete8622/
Folett866/
Follietti8210/
Fogliette822/
Foletti801,618/
Folliet801,028/
Foletta80674/
Falette80479/
Fallete80146/
Vollett80127/
Foullet8057/
Felette8047/
Folleat8043/
Fallett8030/
Folletz8028/
Follest8025/
Volette8025/
Foslett8024/
Folleth8019/
Vollete8019/
Follety806/
Folhete804/
Follets804/
Folleti803/
Foliete803/
Follitt801/
Foulett801/
Folitte801/
Foillet801/
Foolett800/
Foilett800/
Foletts800/
Folet7731/
Falletta753,426/
Vallette752,338/
Falletti751,433/
Folliott75269/
Folietti7519/
Falletty7513/
Folester7511/
Fallotte758/
Vuollett754/
Voilette754/
Falettei754/
Falettie752/
Faulette752/
Fulletti751/
Folether751/
Volletti751/
Folietta751/
Fallatte751/
Foulliet751/
Folottie751/
Follatti751/
Folleist750/
Fallet713,129/
Vollet711,874/
Foglietti71529/
Foulet71525/
Folote71401/
Falete71179/
Felete7189/
Follit7174/
Volete7151/
Folest7134/
Folget7131/
Foleta7125/
Ffolliott7120/
Falett7116/
Foleti7114/
Volett7110/
Fulete719/
Folate715/
Folliatti713/
Folite712/
Fojlietta711/
Fallettii711/
Foslet711/
Valliette711/
Foliet711/
Folets711/
Foleat711/
Follajter711/
Foilet711/
Pfolliott710/
Valette6717,824/
Folliot672,948/
Faletti672,853/
Falleti67841/
Vuollet67336/
Voillet67281/
Vallett67272/
Folatti67165/
Vallete67151/
Felitte6793/
Falleth6781/
Falleta6768/
Faletty6759/
Volleth6752/
Fuletti6746/
Voletti6742/
Feullet6732/
Fojleta6729/
Velette6721/
Faletta6718/
Fallest6717/
Pfulete677/
Folieti675/
Foliter675/
Folhate674/
Foulite674/
Feleite673/
Falgete673/
Fallate672/
Falotte672/
Faliete671/
Fulleti671/
Fullety671/
Foiliet671/
Folledd671/
Voilett671/
Vollate671/
Folleyd671/
Foliate671/
Volatte671/
Falitte671/
Fallety671/
Falliet671/
Folatei671/
Folotee671/
Foolest671/
Fouleta671/
Foulote671/
Fallets671/
Fuleste671/
Foolitt670/
Foliste670/
Fallitt670/
Follist670/
Foliott670/

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