Foltya Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Foltya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Foltya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973

Foltya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foltya (Russian: Фолтя) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Foltya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Foltya is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Foltya reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 8,477,827. In Russia Foltya is most frequent in: Vologda Oblast, where 94 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent live. Excluding Russia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Moldova, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foltea83424/
Faltya831/
Falthya7717/
Fhalthya711/
Faltea671/
Voltia671/
Faltia671/
Valltya621/
Voltio509/
Valtia509/
Volteo502/
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Foltya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foltya in the Russian language
Фолтяfolta-

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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
  • 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 Foltya
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