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

Folmer (Russian: Фольмер) is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Folmer.

How Common Is The Last Name Folmer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 92,161st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,405,234 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Folmer reside; 33 percent reside in South America and 20 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Folmer is also the 236,307th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 1,135 people.

Folmer is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,068 people, or 1 in 339,381. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 15 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 20 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found.

Folmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Folmer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 501 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Folmer Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Folmer last name are 18.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Folmer
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