Folven Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Folven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Norway381:135,32317,347
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Folven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folven is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Folven click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Folven is the 1,328,442nd most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Folven is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Folven are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 2,788,146. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 35 percent reside, Colorado, where 13 percent reside and Washington, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Folven occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Folven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Folven surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Folven earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 10.29% more than the national average, earning 381,681 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning $47,711 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felven831/
Volven831/
Folvem831/
Falven831/
Folving772/
Falvien770/
Volvyn67283/
Volvin6716/
Falvin6710/
Valven675/
Felvin675/
Velven672/
Falbene621/
Falvine621/
Valvean620/
Pholweang532/
Velvin50296/
Valvin50225/
Valvyn504/

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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 Folven
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