Foltan Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Foltan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foltan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1041:774,09157,434
Poland411:927,04369,048
Czechia351:303,81338,544
Slovakia311:172,14429,813
United States271:13,424,405494,117
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Foltán (556) & Folťan (4) are calculated separately.

Foltan (53) may also be a first name.

Foltan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foltan (Russian: Фольтан) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Foltán or Folťan. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foltan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Foltan is the 910,497th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Foltan live; 38 percent live in Eastern Europe and 37 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,366,219th most common first name at a global level, held by 53 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 774,091. In Germany Foltan is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 40 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent reside. Beside Germany Foltan occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 14 percent reside and Czechia, where 12 percent reside.

Foltan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foltan last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Foltan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 193.32% more than the national average, earning R 697,032 per year and in United States they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $37,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foltán94556/
Folťan944/
Foltean92143/
Foolttan861/
Voltan832,584/
Folton8382/
Faltan8322/
Fultan8312/
Foltam831/
Foltanová8045/
Foltanova8040/
Fultang77173/
Faltain7747/
Foulton7720/
Faltane7717/
Pholtan775/
Fulthan772/
Volttan771/
Fulttan771/
Foltein771/
Faltayn771/
Voltaan771/
Fultane771/
Foolton770/
Foelton770/
Follton770/
Folthong714/
Pholtang714/
Faltasin714/
Volthann713/
Fhaltane711/
Pholthan711/
Pholtean711/
Fulltank711/
Foultong711/
Faltatyn711/
Fulthang711/
Fultahan711/
Faultane710/
Fulton6762,978/
Foltánová67389/
Falton67106/
Falťan6761/
Valtan6743/
Volton6741/
Faltam6731/
Foultoing676/
Faltanova675/
Folťanová674/
Foltánova671/

Foltan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foltan in the Russian language
Фольтанfoltan-

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Footnotes

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