Folson Surname
Approximately 1,597 people bear this surname
Folson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,039 | 1:26,006 | 3,108 |
| United States | 499 | 1:726,371 | 57,071 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 302 | 1:166,287 | 15,069 |
Folson (26) may also be a first name.
Folson Demographics
Average Folson Salary in
United States
$43,841 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Folson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Folson is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Folson click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folson? popularity and diffusion
The last name Folson is the 248,726th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,563,272 people. Folson is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Folson reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Folson is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 26 people.
The last name is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,039 people, or 1 in 26,006. Outside of Ghana Folson occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Folson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Folson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Folson last name grew 165 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Folson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Folson last name are 4.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.78% registered to vote for the political party.
Folson earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.6% more than the national average, earning $43,841 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foulson | 92 | 2 | / |
| Follson | 92 | 0 | / |
| Foleson | 92 | 0 | / |
| Folsone | 92 | 0 | / |
| Folsom | 83 | 10,618 | / |
| Fulson | 83 | 412 | / |
| Falson | 83 | 344 | / |
| Folsen | 83 | 3 | / |
| Folsan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Folzon | 83 | 2 | / |
| Folcon | 83 | 2 | / |
| Falsone | 77 | 2,197 | / |
| Folåsen | 77 | 21 | / |
| Falsion | 77 | 19 | / |
| Fullson | 77 | 6 | / |
| Falsoon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Volsson | 77 | 2 | / |
| Foulcon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Folzone | 77 | 2 | / |
| Foljone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fallson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pholson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Folsand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falhson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foulsom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Folshom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Folesom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Foolsom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Faulson | 77 | 0 | / |
| Follsom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Feulson | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fahleson | 71 | 72 | / |
| Pholsong | 71 | 45 | / |
| Falleson | 71 | 17 | / |
| Falsione | 71 | 3 | / |
| Follsund | 71 | 3 | / |
| Folschan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Foolsoom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fullsone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Voyleson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fulleson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Falcon | 67 | 145,931 | / |
| Falzon | 67 | 7,255 | / |
| Fulsom | 67 | 647 | / |
| Fallesgon | 67 | 304 | / |
| Foljan | 67 | 110 | / |
| Falsen | 67 | 74 | / |
| Fahlesson | 67 | 66 | / |
| Volsan | 67 | 47 | / |
| Folzan | 67 | 45 | / |
| Volsen | 67 | 44 | / |
| Folsum | 67 | 23 | / |
| Fulsan | 67 | 21 | / |
| Folcan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Volsun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Falsan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Folzen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fulcon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Folsam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Falsom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Volzon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fattelson | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fulsen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Falsun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fasselson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fulzon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Folsem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foolhshan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pholsoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fallesson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foulshane | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Folson
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