Follings Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Follings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Follings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Follings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Follings is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Follings? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,918,812th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Follings live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 9,538,393. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 53 percent live, Washington, where 16 percent live and Kentucky, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 30 percent live and The Netherlands, where 29 percent live.

Follings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Follings has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Follings surname rose 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Follings Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Follings earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.1% more than the national average, earning $53,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.86% more than the national average, earning $67,996 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foellings944/
Folling93115/
Fallings8884/
Vollings881/
Fullings880/
Foling8613/
Volling80593/
Falling80504/
Fouling8023/
Felings8014/
Fogling802/
Falings802/
Folleng802/
Fosling801/
Fotling801/
Foyling800/
Vullings751,320/
Fehlings75167/
Faulling75103/
Vallings7558/
Föhlings758/
Feelings752/
Fahlings751/
Faling71778/
Foleng7182/
Voling716/
Fallinkse711/
Feuling67429/
Vollink67264/
Fahling67163/
Velings67144/
Valling6782/
Fauling6725/
Volleng6715/
Foileng6715/
Faaling678/
Felinks678/
Falleng672/
Völings671/
Fasling670/
Fagling670/
Fatling670/

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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 Follings
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis