Folsey Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Folsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Folsey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folsey is most common in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Folsey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folsey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Folsey is the 7,117,718th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Folsey reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 100 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uruguay, where 14 percent reside.

Folsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Folsey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Folsey surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folsey Last Name Statistics demography

Folsey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folse912,756/
Folsy916/
Falsey83378/
Folser8322/
Volsey8319/
Folcey8310/
Folsie832/
Folshe832/
Folset831/
Follse830/
Folsez830/
Foulser77315/
Folsche77189/
Follese77125/
Foellse779/
Folsher773/
Folsyth772/
Follsoe771/
Folesse771/
Falseys770/
Folsett770/
Fulse73582/
Falsy73334/
Folge73178/
False73119/
Volse7363/
Folce7327/
Folsi7320/
Volsy7318/
Folsa732/
Folcy731/
Foelsche7188/
Fogliese7136/
Follesøy7122/
Foulseer711/
Follesøe711/
Follsier710/
Folger674,691/
Falese67708/
Falser67216/
Folzer67208/
Falcey6794/
Folscheid6772/
Felese6752/
Folget6731/
Fulser6722/
Falsay6720/
Falset6716/
Falses6711/
Foulzy678/
Falesy677/
Folche676/
Fallse672/
Folsoi672/
Foolshead671/
Foolge671/
Foolesser671/
Folesa671/
Falsea671/
Fülesy671/
Volzey671/
Volssy671/
Foleza671/
Falgey671/
Falzey671/
Fulshe671/
Volecy671/
Voulse671/
Voolse671/
Folges670/
Valsey670/
Folcer670/
Falshe670/
Fullse670/
Foltce670/
Fallsy670/
Faulse670/
Foljer670/

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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 Folsey
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