Follum Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Follum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Follum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Norway251:205,69123,411
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Follum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Follum occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Follum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,185,341st most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Follum live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 7,397,121. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wyoming, where 29 percent are found, Maryland, where 16 percent are found and Georgia, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 33 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Follum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Follum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Follum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Follum surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Follum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.55% less than the national average, earning 309,553 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $44,092 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folum911/
Fullum83654/
Vollum83237/
Foloum8377/
Foulum8311/
Folium836/
Follom832/
Fallum832/
Folume831/
Folgum831/
Fullium773/
Follaun771/
Phollum771/
Falum7363/
Volum7323/
Fulum7321/
Folom7318/
Folun734/
Fulume67670/
Follon67643/
Vullum67191/
Vallum6764/
Fullom6748/
Falume6737/
Foilom6724/
Fulgum6721/
Falhum6713/
Volyum677/
Fallom676/
Folung675/
Faulum674/
Fulhum673/
Feloum671/
Faluim671/
Fulium671/
Vollun671/
Fulyum671/
Fuhlum671/
Fuillaume671/
Faloum671/
Faslum671/
Folgun671/
Folțun671/
Foilun671/
Pholum671/
Volium671/
Folund670/
Folunt670/
Fallun670/
Fatlum670/

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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
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  • 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 Follum
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