Foltea Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Foltea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foltea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova3361:10,5991,819
Romania631:318,69628,224
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Foltea Last Name Facts

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

Foltea is carried by more people in Moldova than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foltea? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 695,980th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Foltea live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Moldova, where it is borne by 336 people, or 1 in 10,599. In Moldova Foltea is most common in: Hîncești District, where 72 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 20 percent are found and Nisporeni District, where 5 percent are found. Besides Moldova it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Foltea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foltea has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foltea surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folta912,465/
Folte9193/
Foltas83171/
Folter83167/
Foulta83164/
Foltes8357/
Voltea8324/
Foltya8320/
Foulte8315/
Faltea831/
Foolta831/
Foltet831/
Foltez831/
Foltat830/
Fojleta7729/
Foltasz7715/
Foulter778/
Foultha771/
Fholtes771/
Folltee771/
Folthet771/
Foilter770/
Foolter770/
Volta734,598/
Falta732,666/
Volte73212/
Fulte73111/
Falte7349/
Folti7332/
Fulta7316/
Folty7313/
Folthaut711/
Falter675,406/
Faltas672,313/
Foltys67424/
Foltis67113/
Fulter6730/
Faltes6716/
Faltay6712/
Pholta679/
Faltie675/
Voltey672/
Volteo672/
Foltyś672/
Faltah672/
Faulta671/
Faltau671/
Foltiz671/
Fultaj671/
Faltya671/
Fultes671/
Fulthe671/
Fultoe671/
Voltia671/
Valtea671/
Voilte671/
Voolta671/
Voltay671/
Voltha671/
Faltia671/
Fahlta671/
Fouleheta671/
Faalta671/
Faltaz671/
Vollte671/
Fultge670/
Foulty670/
Fultez670/

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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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  • 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 Foltea
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