Folkes is used as a family name or surname in Jamaica. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Folkes
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Jamaica
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Folkes

How popular is Folkes?

Folkes is common in Jamaica.

Folkes is ranked 92910 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Folkeses grew by 11.86441 per cent to 1254 since 2000 and ranked 20985 after elevating 681 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 53.35 42.91
White 40.51 50.13
Hispanic or Latino 2.95 1.87
Others 2.15 4.28
Folkes is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Jamaica is ahead in terms of density. Around 4587 people have been found who wears Folkes as their family name. Folkes is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
943 Grenada7
16,605 Austria3
17,547 Colombia2
723,167 Indonesia2
50,640 Switzerland2
18,625 Japan2
123,175 Tanzania1
923 Turks and Caicos Islands1
31,584 Peru1
62,864 New Zealand1
1,704,541 India1
30,360 Thailand1
15,162 Costa Rica1
277,603 France1
10,190 Bahrain1
3,307 Malta1
47,891 Norway1
38,841 Scotland1
18,969 Wales1
2,374 Bermuda1
77,122 Sweden1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,064 Barbados23
15,050 Singapore18
646 Cayman Islands11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,669 Trinidad and Tobago56
Countries with hundreds of Folkes:
10,935 Canada359
15,455 Australia173
32,575 South Africa164
Countries with thousands of Folkes:
20,156 United States1,593
6,451 England1,086
381 Jamaica1,071
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Folkes Namesakes

  • Aud Folkestad, Norwegian Politician
  • Neisha Folkes-LeMelle, Film actress
  • Margareta Folkesson, Musical Artist
  • Neisha Folkes-LeMelle, Film actress
  • Mija Folkesson, Singer
  • Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone, Politician
  • Satori Folkes-Stone, Actor
  • Hanna Folkesson, Soccer player
  • Neisha Folkes-LeMelle, Film actress

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