Fölling Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fölling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fölling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3611:223,00724,973
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fölling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fölling is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fölling click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fölling? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 763,307th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fölling are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 361 people, or 1 in 223,007. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 97 percent live, Bavaria, where 1 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 1 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Fölling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fölling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fölling surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Föllings9315/
Felling861,028/
Fylling86798/
Fülling86761/
Filling86615/
Völling86175/
Følling86151/
Fälling8634/
Fælling869/
Fling831,420/
Fllin831/
Fuelling80955/
Fellings8029/
Fillings8011/
Foelling807/
Fellingk801/
Pfelling801/
Feelling800/
Fielling800/
Fellin771,695/
Fillin77168/
Föllen7735/
Hfling779/
Fällin775/
Fllinn771/
Fllint771/
Flingh771/
Fllion771/
Vlling771/
Flings770/
Fluing770/
Pfling770/
Fellingue751/
Fiellieng750/
Flin73950/
Flln731/
Fillion7112,402/
Velling711,251/
Villing71506/
Fellion71303/
Felleng7161/
Völlink7155/
Välling7139/
Fiellin7123/
Fellina7116/
Høfling7110/
Fillina7110/
Fellien713/
Vælling711/
Feullin711/
Fillien711/
Pfellin710/
Flint6738,181/
Flinn6710,457/
Flink677,723/
Flæng67127/
Fluin67107/
Flion6769/
Fleng6767/
Flyng6755/
Flind6739/
Flina6712/
Flimn678/
Voelling678/
Feelleng672/
Völlinck672/
Philling672/
Fløng671/
Flinc671/
Flihn671/
Flingova671/
Flisn671/
Felln671/
Fellinne671/
Fliñn671/
Flimg670/
Flien670/

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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 Fölling
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