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 occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folscher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Folscher is the 766,190th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Folscher live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Folscher is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 319 people, or 1 in 169,836. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 28 percent reside, Western Cape, where 25 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 21 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Qatar, where 2 percent reside.

Folscher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Folscher are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with 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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