Folter Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Folter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 101 | 1:797,084 | 58,657 |
| Brazil | 49 | 1:4,368,864 | 116,514 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Folter (12) may also be a first name.
Folter Demographics
Average Folter Salary in
United States
$56,925 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Folter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Folter is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folter? popularity and diffusion
The last name Folter is the 1,338,236th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. Folter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Folter reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Folter is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 12 people.
It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 797,084. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 63 percent reside, Bavaria, where 26 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Folter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Folter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Folter surname fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Folter Last Name Statistics demography
Folter earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.93% more than the national average, earning $56,925 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foltier | 92 | 387 | / |
| Foulter | 92 | 8 | / |
| Folterd | 92 | 0 | / |
| Foilter | 92 | 0 | / |
| Foolter | 92 | 0 | / |
| Folte | 91 | 93 | / |
| Foultier | 86 | 217 | / |
| Falter | 83 | 5,406 | / |
| Volter | 83 | 1,215 | / |
| Foltea | 83 | 424 | / |
| Foltes | 83 | 57 | / |
| Fulter | 83 | 30 | / |
| Foulte | 83 | 15 | / |
| Foltez | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foltre | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foltet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fülter | 83 | 1 | / |
| Folterová | 80 | 19 | / |
| Falther | 77 | 80 | / |
| Voltier | 77 | 44 | / |
| Faulter | 77 | 29 | / |
| Volther | 77 | 18 | / |
| Fulther | 77 | 11 | / |
| Voulter | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fallter | 77 | 2 | / |
| Folthet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faltere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Volteur | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wfalter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Folltee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fholtes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foultre | 77 | 0 | / |
| Folta | 73 | 2,465 | / |
| Volte | 73 | 212 | / |
| Falte | 73 | 49 | / |
| Folti | 73 | 32 | / |
| Folty | 73 | 13 | / |
| Voultier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Volthier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pfhalter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Valter | 67 | 10,291 | / |
| Foltys | 67 | 424 | / |
| Foulta | 67 | 164 | / |
| Foltis | 67 | 113 | / |
| Vulter | 67 | 43 | / |
| Voltea | 67 | 24 | / |
| Faltes | 67 | 16 | / |
| Falterová | 67 | 12 | / |
| Faltie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Foltyś | 67 | 2 | / |
| Voltey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vollte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faltir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faltea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foolta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voilte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faltre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foltiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foulty | 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 Folter
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