Foolen Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Foolen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foolen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3181:53,1049,110
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Foolen (27) may also be a first name.

Foolen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foolen (Hindi: फूलेन) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foolen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 825,152nd most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. The last name Foolen is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Foolen live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe. Foolen is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 27 people.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 53,104. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 82 percent reside, Utrecht, where 7 percent reside and Gelderland, where 4 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folen91250/
Fooln913/
Follen83637/
Foleng8382/
Fohlen8344/
Foleen8334/
Foulen8332/
Foelen8319/
Folien8316/
Voolen836/
Folend832/
Foolin831/
Foilen831/
Foloen831/
Foslen831/
Foln802/
Follien77175/
Follent77105/
Follend7717/
Foileng7715/
Phoolen772/
Folleng772/
Fooglin771/
Pfoelen770/
Falen732,076/
Folin731,017/
Volen73166/
Folem73153/
Folyn7323/
Fulen7319/
Folne731/
Foullien718/
Fullen673,154/
Follin672,659/
Fallen672,308/
Vollen67522/
Fohlin67407/
Folina67335/
Fahlen67325/
Foulem67195/
Foslin6767/
Foulin6750/
Fühlen6750/
Faleng6742/
Fuhlen6735/
Falent6720/
Folyna6717/
Faleun6714/
Foling6713/
Foglin679/
Füllen678/
Fohlén678/
Fulien677/
Folhyn676/
Folion674/
Volien673/
Folgin673/
Folhin673/
Falien672/
Fuleng672/
Faulen672/
Folind672/
Follem672/
Voilen671/
Folint671/
Faleen671/
Voolin671/
Fotlin671/
Folemg671/
Vohlen671/
Falaen671/
Falend671/
Fuleen671/
Fholin670/
Voleen670/
Fatlen670/

Foolen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foolen in the Hindi language
फूलेनphulena-

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Footnotes

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