Folta Surname

174,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Folta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,0271:37,0095,746
United States6761:536,18244,521
Czechia4061:26,1914,138
Germany1851:435,16539,058
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Hungary231:426,79528,704
England191:2,932,529101,561
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guam11:160,1214,893
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Folta (39) may also be a first name.

Folta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folta (Russian: Фольта) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Folta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 174,135th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,956,408 people. The last name Folta is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Folta are found; 60 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 58 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Folta is also the 1,637,361st most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 39 people.

Folta is most widely held in Poland, where it is carried by 1,027 people, or 1 in 37,009. Other than Poland this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Czechia, where 16 percent reside.

Folta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Folta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Folta surname grew 22,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Folta last name are 1.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.49% registered with the party.

The amount Folta earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $44,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.65% more than the national average, earning $59,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foltea91424/
Foltas91171/
Foulta91164/
Foolta911/
Foltat910/
Fojleta8329/
Foltasz8315/
Foultha831/
Volta804,598/
Falta802,666/
Folte8093/
Folti8032/
Fulta8016/
Folty8013/
Folto804/
Folthaut771/
Faltas732,313/
Foltys73424/
Folter73167/
Foltis73113/
Foltes7357/
Foltos7330/
Voltea7324/
Foulte7315/
Faltay7312/
Pholta739/
Foltyś732/
Faltah732/
Foltez731/
Faltaz731/
Foltto731/
Foltiz731/
Faalta731/
Fahlta731/
Voltha731/
Voolta731/
Voltay731/
Foltet731/
Faltea731/
Faltau731/
Faulta731/
Fultaj731/
Foulty730/
Fouleheta711/
Volteau67169/
Faltaus67122/
Foultou6716/
Foulter678/
Faltass675/
Faltash674/
Pholtha673/
Phoolta671/
Foltysz671/
Folthet671/
Faltasz671/
Folltee671/
Fholtes671/
Foilter670/
Foolter670/

Folta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Folta in the Russian language
Фольтаfolta-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Folta
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