Foltmer Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Foltmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foltmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Foltmer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foltmer occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Foltmer.

How Common Is The Last Name Foltmer? popularity and diffusion

Foltmer is the 1,849,867th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Foltmer are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 1,610,109. In Germany Foltmer is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 68 percent reside and Bremen, where 32 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 49 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Foltmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Foltmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Foltmer surname grew 408 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foltmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foltmer last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the party.

Foltmer earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.31% more than the national average, earning $56,228 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Foltmer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis