Foltean Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Foltean Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foltean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1361:147,63115,687
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Foltean Last Name Facts

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

Foltean is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Foltean click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foltean? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,478,479th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Foltean are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 147,631. In Romania it is mostly found in: Arad County, where 99 percent are found and Timiș County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Romania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foltan92292/
Foltein861/
Foltene860/
Pholtean801/
Foolttan801/
Voltan772,584/
Foltán77556/
Faltan7722/
Fultan7712/
Folťan774/
Foltam771/
Foltanová7545/
Foltanova7540/
Faltein712,062/
Fultang71173/
Voltein7149/
Faltain7147/
Voltian7129/
Faltene7124/
Faltane7117/
Faltian7113/
Faltien715/
Pholtan715/
Fultein713/
Fulthan712/
Volttan711/
Voltaan711/
Faltjan711/
Fulttan711/
Fultane711/
Faltayn711/
Foltine710/
Fultgen710/
Faaltein6730/
Faltasin674/
Pholtang674/
Falthein674/
Volthann673/
Falteine672/
Faltheyn672/
Fulltank671/
Faltatyn671/
Fulthang671/
Fultahan671/
Fhaltane671/
Pholthan671/
Falltien670/
Voiltein670/
Faultane670/

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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 Foltean
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