Folmes Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Folmes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folmes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
France21:33,211,361423,184

Folmes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folmes is most common in Canada. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folmes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Folmes are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Folmes is most frequent in Canada, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,674,800. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 50 percent reside, Manitoba, where 45 percent reside and Alberta, where 5 percent reside. Barring Canada this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 36 percent reside and Poland, where 13 percent reside.

Folmes Last Name Statistics demography

Folmes earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 0.52% less than the national average, earning $49,424 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folmeus924/
Follmes921/
Folme9114/
Folmer835,186/
Fulmes83486/
Volmes833/
Falmes832/
Follme831/
Folmie830/
Folmet830/
Follmer772,880/
Folmerz7733/
Follmez779/
Fohlmer775/
Voulmes775/
Volmeus772/
Folhmer771/
Foolmer771/
Foilmer770/
Folmi73177/
Volme7323/
Folma739/
Falme733/
Falmer67167/
Falmed67102/
Falmet6779/
Faulme6730/
Follmi6730/
Fulmis6721/
Fulmys6713/
Valmes6713/
Foolma675/
Volmis674/
Foulma674/
Volmey672/
Falmez672/
Volmea671/
Volmie671/
Falmey671/
Folmai671/
Falmee671/
Foulmi671/

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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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  • 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 Folmes
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