Fulten Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Fulten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fulten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

Fulten (27) may also be a first name.

Fulten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fulten is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulten? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Fulten is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Fulten are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fulten is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 27 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly found in: Arizona, where 33 percent reside, New York, where 33 percent reside and Washington, where 33 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

Fulten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fulten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fulten last name decreased 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fulten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fulten surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Fulten earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fultn910/
Folten8392/
Fultyn8366/
Fultin834/
Vulten830/
Foltyn674,546/
Foltin671,587/
Foltýn671,063/
Foltín67188/
Fultim671/
Pholten620/
Pheultin571/
Foltyń5012/

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Fulten Reference & Research

Fulton DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fulton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Fulten
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis