Folz Surname

103,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Folz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1691:37,1164,916
United States1,7301:209,51420,499
Canada2141:172,17617,252
France1901:349,59352,489
Brazil1181:1,814,18958,634
Argentina661:647,62745,225
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3101:161,99614,761

Folz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folz (Russian: Фолз) is most common in Germany. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 103,243rd most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,599,198 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Folz reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 2,169 people, or 1 in 37,116. In Germany it is most common in: Saarland, where 38 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 25 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live. Aside from Germany Folz occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Folz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Folz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 558 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Folz last name are 6.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.25% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Folz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning $44,494 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $46,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foltz8914,082/
Folcz89169/
Foelz89118/
Pfolz8946/
Foldz8916/
Folsz891/
Folzz891/
Fotlz891/
Foulz890/
Foultz80195/
Foltcz8010/
Follez808/
Folltz802/
Fuoltz802/
Foltze801/
Foltzz801/
Pfolcz801/
Foltzs800/
Volz7521,360/
Falz75597/
Fols75294/
Folc75148/
Fulz7539/
Fülz757/
Folx751/
Voltz674,904/
Folch674,826/
Folse672,756/
Folts672,658/
Folds672,061/
Felez671,304/
Faltz67968/
Pfalz67731/
Falez67352/
Folci67250/
Foles67247/
Foels67234/
Volcz6788/
Foulc6769/
Folst6752/
Félez6736/
Folce6727/
Foils6723/
Fools6722/
Folss6715/
Folsø6712/
Fallz6710/
Folls679/
Volez675/
Fouls673/
Fullz672/
Foltc671/
Fotls671/
Fulzt671/
Futlz671/
Folhs671/
Folsh671/
Volzs671/
Vollz671/
Falze671/
Faldz671/
Voilz671/
Falsz671/
Falcz671/
Faulz671/
Pholz670/
Follx670/
Faalz670/
Fatlz670/

Folz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Folz in the Russian language
Фолзfolz-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Folz
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