Foulner Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Foulner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foulner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:1,741,18971,393
Scotland321:167,3079,494
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland141:267,3738,913

Foulner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foulner is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Foulner? popularity and diffusion

Foulner is the 2,273,756th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Foulner are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Foulner is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 1,741,189. In England it is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 47 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 13 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 46 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Foulner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foulner has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Foulner last name grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foulnier9314/
Fulner92208/
Folner9240/
Feulner862,824/
Folgner86370/
Fullner86267/
Follner86254/
Faulner8623/
Fulnier8611/
Fulgner8610/
Fuelner865/
Folnier861/
Fulhner860/
Foolner860/
Folne831/
Fulne831/
Foellner8097/
Fuellner8030/
Faulnier802/
Faulhner801/
Faullner800/
Volner771,473/
Foulna77203/
Foulny7737/
Vulner777/
Falner777/
Fulnes772/
Foulni771/
Folney770/
Fulney770/
Folnerová751/
Feilner71482/
Failner71104/
Vollner7179/
Falgner7179/
Vaulner7129/
Follnes7127/
Füllner7126/
Follnerová7119/
Fallner7119/
Fulness711/
Faelner711/
Fugline711/
Fogline711/
Feulnerová711/
Volhner710/
Fullney710/
Folny67277/
Volne6734/
Fullness675/
Falne675/
Folni671/
Fulni671/
Vollnier670/
Fulna670/
Fallnier670/
Fulnecht670/
Feihlner670/

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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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  • 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 Foulner
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