Folmer Surname

92,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Folmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0681:339,38130,590
Argentina1,0171:42,0293,531
Netherlands7671:22,0173,515
Brazil6701:319,51412,304
Russia4811:299,63230,695
France3501:189,77929,542
Denmark1631:34,6303,586
Poland1591:239,04930,603
Germany1041:774,09157,434
Kazakhstan921:192,20118,055
Ukraine571:798,64480,335
Canada391:944,75971,777
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Luxembourg341:17,0753,795
Australia331:818,05251,601
Norway291:177,32021,035
Belgium211:547,45951,586
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England51:11,143,612252,590
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:235,76819,777

Folmer (1,135) may also be a first name.

Folmer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folmer (Russian: Фольмер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Folmer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Folmer is the 92,161st most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,405,234 people. The last name Folmer is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Folmer are found; 33 percent are found in South America and 20 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Folmer is also the 236,307th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 1,135 people.

Folmer is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,068 people, or 1 in 339,381. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 15 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and Maryland, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 20 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside.

Folmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Folmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Folmer surname grew 501 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Folmer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Folmer last name is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Folmer surname are 18.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Folmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning 327,008 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.11% more than the national average, earning R 428,004 per year; in United States they earn 8.78% more than the national average, earning $46,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.35% less than the national average, earning $42,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Follmer922,880/
Folmerz9233/
Folmert9218/
Fohlmer925/
Folmere921/
Folhmer921/
Foolmer921/
Foilmer920/
Folme9114/
Foellmer86306/
Follmert8610/
Fulmer8313,693/
Volmer835,637/
Falmer83167/
Folmes8347/
Follme831/
Folmie830/
Folmet830/
Vollmer7736,905/
Fullmer776,272/
Pfalmer77119/
Volmier7771/
Fallmer7752/
Feulmer7731/
Falmier7727/
Follmez779/
Pholmer773/
Volhmer772/
Füllmer772/
Voolmer772/
Falmert771/
Fulmmer771/
Fulmere771/
Falmeir771/
Follmes771/
Volmmer771/
Voilmer770/
Faulmer770/
Vohlmer770/
Follmir770/
Falmere770/
Fulmert770/
Folmi73177/
Volme7323/
Folma739/
Falme733/
Fullmere711/
Fallmert711/
Pfahlmer711/
Voolmeer710/
Fullmier710/
Voollmer710/
Falmed67102/
Falmet6779/
Valmer6762/
Volmir6737/
Faulme6730/
Follmi6730/
Falmyr676/
Foolma675/
Foulma674/
Falmir673/
Falmes672/
Volmey672/
Falmez672/
Volmea671/
Volmie671/
Falmey671/
Folmai671/
Fulmyr671/
Falmee671/
D'Vollmer671/
Foulmi671/
Vulmer670/

Folmer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Folmer in the Russian language
Фольмерfolmer-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Folmer
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