Faola Surname

457,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Faola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6781:261,27314,990
England231:2,422,52489,093
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Faola (76) may also be a first name.

Faola Last Name Facts

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

Faola is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Faola.

How Common Is The Last Name Faola? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 457,199th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,848,035 people. The last name Faola occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Faola reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 76 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 678 people, or 1 in 261,273. In Nigeria Faola is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 26 percent live, Ondo, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria Faola exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Faola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Faola has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Faola surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faiola912,737/
Fayola91660/
Faaola9147/
Fajola9137/
Fahola9110/
Faoula912/
Faoola911/
Fagiola8339/
Faiolla8329/
Fa'aola8316/
Faayola831/
Fayolla831/
Faoulat831/
Faolaad831/
Faole8040/
Faoli8017/
Faúla808/
Foala808/
Faolo806/
Faolé801/
Vaola801/
Fagiolai772/
Fahollah771/
Faolou73306/
Fajoli73162/
Faotlo73143/
Foalea7363/
Faiole7356/
Fajole7355/
Faúlha7339/
Fayole7338/
Fauolo7327/
Faiolo7325/
Fajolo7313/
Vahola7311/
Fouala739/
Faouly738/
Fouola738/
Faolis737/
Fayolo735/
Foalya733/
Feiola732/
Faoule732/
Faouli732/
Phaola732/
Faoler731/
Foyola731/
Fajolä731/
Fajoly731/
Fògola731/
Fojola731/
Fauala731/
Faoley731/
Fojula731/
Fayolle678,233/
Fagiolo671,444/
Fajolle67114/
Vaholay6745/
Fajolli6733/
Faiolli6726/
Fajioli6716/
Faholou6711/
Faijula678/
Faealah674/
Fayolli673/
Fahouli672/
Faijala672/
Fohulat672/
Fagiole671/
Fajolhi671/
Vajjola671/
Vahoula671/
Fau'ula671/
Fayjoullah671/
Fayolie671/
Fayolou671/
Fahouly671/
Fojeula671/
Fa'aolo671/
Foallah671/
Faiolle671/
Faoille670/
Fayeula670/
Faoello670/

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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 Faola
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