Folske Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Folske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Folske Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folske is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folske? popularity and diffusion

Folske is the 1,369,340th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Folske occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Folske are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 2,517,076. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 38 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 16 percent are found and Minnesota, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The United States Folske exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 10 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Folske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Folske has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Folske surname expanded 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folske Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Folske surname are 12.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.97% registered with the political party.

Folske earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $45,282 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foelske92201/
Folsk910/
Folska8338/
Falske8319/
Volske8317/
Folzke837/
Fulske835/
Folsky832/
Folsche77189/
Folesky7730/
Volskey774/
Foelski773/
Voleske772/
Foelzke771/
Volskie771/
Foleska770/
Feleske770/
Falskie770/
Falskey770/
Volsk732/
Falsk731/
Folskaya714/
Faleskie714/
Feleskey712/
Volsky672,333/
Volski67527/
Volzke67233/
Falski67134/
Volský6720/
Falska676/
Falsky674/
Faljke671/
Fulsky671/
Fulska670/

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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 Folske
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