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 borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folsey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Folsey are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 100 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uruguay, where 14 percent live.

Folsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Folsey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Folsey surname increased 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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