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 carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folmer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 92,161st most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,405,234 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Folmer live; 33 percent live in South America and 20 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Folmer is also the 236,307th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 1,135 people.

The last name Folmer is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,068 people, or 1 in 339,381. In The United States Folmer is primarily found in: California, where 15 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States Folmer exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 20 percent live and The Netherlands, where 15 percent live.

Folmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Folmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Folmer last name rose 501 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Folmer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally 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% being registered with 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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