Folscher Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Folscher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folscher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3191:169,83618,888
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Folscher Last Name Facts

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

Folscher is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folscher? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 766,190th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. The surname Folscher occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Folscher reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Folscher is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 319 people, or 1 in 169,836. In South Africa Folscher is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 28 percent are found, Western Cape, where 25 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 21 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Qatar, where 2 percent are found.

Folscher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Folscher surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Folscher earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.13% more than the national average, earning $56,581 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folcher931,251/
Folsher933/
Foulcher88239/
Folchert88161/
Folser8622/
Folcer860/
Fallscher8210/
Foulser80315/
Falcher80116/
Foulcer8038/
Falsher801/
Fallscheer78290/
Falc'her752/
Falchert752/
Foulseer751/
Fal'cher751/
Faulcher751/
Follsier750/
Folger714,691/
Falser71216/
Folzer71208/
Volcer712/
Volser711/
Fallsheer711/
Foolesser711/
Foljer710/
Foulger672,566/
Folgerø67325/
Folgert67148/
Folgier6775/
Pfalser6719/
Falsier6713/
Foldger675/
Follger674/
Valsher672/
Falsehr671/
Faulcer671/
Fhelser671/
Foulzer671/
Fallser670/

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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 Folscher
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