Folsen Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Russia

Folsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Folsen Last Name Facts

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

Folsen (Russian: Фольсен) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folsen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Folsen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Folsen are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Folsen is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maine, where 50 percent are found and Washington, where 50 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent are found.

Folsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Folsen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folåsen9221/
Follesen8615/
Foleseng861/
Folsenne860/
Folesent860/
Folson831,597/
Falsen8374/
Volsen8344/
Folgen8319/
Folzen837/
Folsan833/
Fulsen832/
Folsem831/
Fallsen7765/
Pholsen7763/
Folsing7736/
Vollsen7715/
Foulson772/
Foulgen771/
Folsand771/
Folsone770/
Foleson770/
Follson770/
Fulsend770/
Fallesen711,232/
Vollesen7142/
Pholsaen714/
Phoolsen713/
Folschan712/
Folshina711/
Foolsing711/
Fahlåsen711/
Pholsuen711/
Folsom6710,618/
Fulson67412/
Falson67344/
Foljan67110/
Volsan6747/
Folzan6745/
Fulgen6726/
Falsin6726/
Fulsan6721/
Folcan6711/
Valsen677/
Falsan677/
Falsem677/
Falzen676/
Folsam674/
Volsin673/
Folgin673/
Falgen673/
Folcon672/
Folzon672/
Foolhshan671/
Vulsen671/
Fallessen671/
Folsim670/
Fulsem670/
Folgem670/
Foulshane670/

Folsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Folsen in the Russian language
Фольсенfolsen-

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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 Folsen
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