Folville Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Folville Surname Definition:

A Norman name: Folleville; a local name

Folville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Folville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Norman name: Folleville; a local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Folville Last Name Facts

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

Folville occurs most in Belgium. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folville? popularity and diffusion

Folville is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Folville are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 766,443. In Belgium Folville is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Belgium this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 37 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

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