Foulde Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Foulde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foulde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France51:13,284,544357,392
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Foulde Last Name Facts

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

Foulde is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foulde? popularity and diffusion

The surname Foulde is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Foulde live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Foulde is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 13,284,544. In France Foulde is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 60 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 40 percent are found. Apart from France this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foulder9245/
Fouldes9220/
Fulde91797/
Folde91222/
Foldes83824/
Foulda83709/
Folder83647/
Faulde8346/
Foldie8334/
Fulder8326/
Fouldi834/
Folded833/
Fuldee831/
Fgolde831/
Foldeš831/
Fullde830/
Faulder771,035/
Foldesh7725/
Follder775/
Foulday772/
Folldes771/
Fullder771/
Fauldes771/
Foldi731,107/
Fulda73881/
Folda73544/
Falde73260/
Foldy73213/
Volde7313/
Fuldi735/
Fuldy730/
Fauldess710/
Pfaulder710/
Failde67919/
Falder67486/
Faldet67212/
Foldøy67134/
Vouldi6754/
Foeldi6740/
Folday6725/
Faldes6722/
Feilde6715/
Faylde679/
Vohlde679/
Fielde678/
Foldys677/
Faílde676/
Vuolde676/
Faldey676/
Voldie674/
Fallde674/
Foldoy674/
Fálder673/
Voldeh672/
Fulday671/
Fãldes671/
Faelde671/
Faldea671/
Faldez671/
Feuldi671/
Faldei671/
Fauldy670/

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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
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  • 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 Foulde
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