Fowlkes Surname

67,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fowlkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fowlkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,2811:49,7816,031
England181:3,095,448105,421
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0341:48,5675,541

Fowlkes (19) may also be a first name.

Fowlkes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fowlkes is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Fowlkes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowlkes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 67,940th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 996,247 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Fowlkes live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fowlkes is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 7,281 people, or 1 in 49,781. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 26 percent live, Tennessee, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States Fowlkes exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Fowlkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fowlkes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 704 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fowlkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fowlkes last name are 2.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.02% being registered to vote for the party.

Fowlkes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.82% less than the national average, earning $40,637 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowlekes931/
Fowlkesd931/
Fowlkess931/
Fowlikes931/
Fowlkeys930/
Folkes924,831/
Fowlks92475/
Foulkes868,544/
Ffolkes86106/
Foolkes8644/
Fawlkes868/
Fowelks862/
Folwkes862/
Fewlkes861/
Foalkes861/
Follkes861/
Fowlkis860/
Fowluks860/
Foelkes860/
Fowlkas860/
Folks833,481/
Ffoulkes80201/
Foulkees801/
Foulkesa801/
Foullkes801/
Foulks772,426/
Flakes771,569/
Flukes77161/
Fulkes77140/
Volkes77107/
Folkus7780/
Falkes7727/
Folkis7717/
Folkas7716/
Flokes7714/
Foalks7711/
Fawlks773/
Felkes773/
Foolks772/
Foliks772/
Folkos772/
Filkes771/
Flikes771/
Faolks771/
Folksy771/
Flowks770/
Follks770/
Foilks770/
Flckes770/
Flks733/
Faulkes71648/
Folques71264/
Falkeis7152/
Fluckes7149/
Fleckes7130/
Flookes7124/
Folokis7118/
Flackes7116/
Fflokes718/
Felikes717/
Folkéus713/
Pholkes712/
Flokies712/
Falekes711/
Foulkas711/
Fulakes711/
Folokas711/
Flewkes711/
Felekes711/
Floukes710/
Falukes710/
Flickes710/
Ffoulks710/
Foullks710/
Voelkes710/
Feulkes710/
Voulkes710/
Fulks674,751/
Fluks671,221/
Flaks67759/
Volkweis67492/
Volks67451/
Falks67300/
Felks67263/
Fillekes67132/
Foulques67111/
Fleks6781/
Filikesa6753/
Fliks6718/
Falkesjö6715/
Flyks6714/
Flekkies6713/
Filks6711/
Folex675/
Floks675/
Foligues674/
Folokisi672/
Folgueis672/
Faulckes671/
Felekeas671/
Foulakis671/
Flkws671/
Flegs671/
Flwks671/
Falk Oes671/
Fwlxe671/
Faulkess670/
Folkwise670/

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