Folton Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Folton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:5,753,316282,354
France81:8,302,840321,660
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Folton (17) may also be a first name.

Folton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folton is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,075,631st most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Folton live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. Folton is also the 2,694,839th most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 5,753,316. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 38 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Wyoming, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States Folton is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 10 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.

Folton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Folton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 131 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Folton last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Folton are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.94% being registered with the party.

Folton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.8% less than the national average, earning $34,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foulton9220/
Foolton920/
Foelton920/
Follton920/
Folthong864/
Foultong861/
Fulton8362,978/
Foltán83556/
Foltan83292/
Falton83106/
Foltun8352/
Volton8341/
Foultoing806/
Fullton7761/
Faulton7727/
Faltone7717/
Voulton7713/
Foltoum771/
Fultonk771/
Fhelton771/
Fuilton771/
Fulthon771/
Fultojn771/
Fultone770/
Pholtong712/
Foolttan711/
Voltan672,584/
Valton671,888/
Foltánová67389/
Voltun67107/
Foltanová6745/
Foltanova6740/
Faltan6722/
Fultan6712/
Pholthong679/
Fultun675/
Folťan674/
Fultom673/
Foltánova671/
Faltom671/
Faltun671/
Foltam671/
Phooltong671/

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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 Folton
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