Fölker Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Fölker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fölker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1001:98,1639,529
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Austria111:774,13064,097
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Fölker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fölker occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fölker? popularity and diffusion

Fölker is the 1,267,784th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name Fölker is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fölker live; 56 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Fölker is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 98,163. In Hungary it is most common in: Somogy County, where 32 percent are found, Tolna County, where 30 percent are found and Baranya County, where 15 percent are found. Other than Hungary this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 38 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flker911/
Felker839,238/
Filker83115/
Fälker83112/
Fleker8316/
Fëlker831/
Flecker77743/
Völcker77741/
Foelker77289/
Fehlker77162/
Fielker7769/
Felcker7744/
Felkert7735/
Felkere7734/
Felkier7724/
Flekier7717/
Faelker7711/
Fyolker776/
Fillker775/
Pflcker771/
Felkger770/
Fellker770/
Feulker770/
Pfelker770/
Filckert711/
Fleckier711/
Fleckher710/
Velker67845/
Vilker6786/
Felkerová6710/
Vølker676/
Vylker676/
Flecer675/
Felcer674/
Vlcker673/
Filcer672/
Flcher672/
Felkir672/
Flecir671/

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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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  • 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 Fölker
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