Foltz Surname

37,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,082 people bear this surname

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

Foltz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foltz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,6511:28,6513,564
Brazil4291:499,00818,824
France3731:178,07727,761
Germany2281:353,09434,155
Paraguay1221:59,3181,635
Argentina1201:356,19527,792
Canada731:504,73442,927
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0841:24,0972,993

Foltz (10) may also be a first name.

Foltz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foltz is found most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Foltz.

How Common Is The Last Name Foltz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37,379th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 517,508 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Foltz are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Foltz is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 10 people.

The surname Foltz is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 12,651 people, or 1 in 28,651. In The United States Foltz is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Virginia, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Foltz is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 3 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Foltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foltz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foltz last name increased 607 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foltz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foltz surname are 25.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Foltz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $43,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.98% less than the national average, earning $43,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foultz91195/
Foltcz9110/
Fuoltz912/
Folltz912/
Foltzz911/
Foltze911/
Foltzs910/
Folz894,557/
Voltz804,904/
Folts802,658/
Faltz80968/
Folcz80169/
Pfolz8046/
Foldz8016/
Foltc801/
Folzz801/
Foulz800/
Pfaltz7353/
Foults7320/
Faldtz7314/
Faultz7311/
Foltst734/
Voultz732/
Volltz731/
Pfolcz731/
Falltz731/
Foltts731/
Foltce730/
Voltzs730/
Volz6721,360/
Falz67597/
Folc67148/
D'Voltz671/
Foultch670/

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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
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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 Foltz
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