Faole Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Faole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Iran61:12,797,087199,837

The alternate forms: Faolé (1) are calculated separately.

Faole Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faole is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant: Faolé. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faole? popularity and diffusion

Faole is the 3,100,440th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Faole reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Faole is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: National Capital District, where 70 percent are found, Central, where 25 percent are found and Northern, where 5 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faolé931/
Faiole9156/
Fajole9155/
Fayole9138/
Faoule912/
Faoley911/
Faoler911/
Faol8917/
Fayolle838,233/
Fajolle83114/
Fayolie831/
Fagiole831/
Faiolle831/
Faoille830/
Foale802,019/
Fayol801,337/
Faola80740/
Fahol80170/
Fajol80153/
Vaole80148/
Faaol8044/
Faoli8017/
Faiol8013/
Faoul802/
Fayollle771/
Faiola732,737/
Fayola73660/
Fajoli73162/
Foalea7363/
Foalet7352/
Faaola7347/
Fajola7337/
Vahole7331/
Foalle7323/
Fojule7322/
Fahoul7319/
Faouly738/
Faolis737/
Fahool736/
Faijol733/
Faoula732/
Faouli732/
Fajolä731/
Vaoele731/
Ffaaol731/
Faoola731/
Fouale731/
Fayoll731/
Fajoly731/
Faaele731/
Feyole731/
Foales731/
Foaley730/
Fahule730/
Foaler730/
Foal674,375/
Fajolli6733/
Faiolla6729/
Faiolli6726/
Fa'aola6716/
Fajioli6716/
Feijole6713/
Fögalle676/
Fohalle675/
Vaholle673/
Fayolli673/
Fahouli672/
Fauholt672/
Vaol672/
Fajolhi671/
Faijale671/
Faijool671/
Faayola671/
Vahoule671/
Fayolla671/
Fahouly671/
Foouler671/
Fouolet671/
Fhouale671/
Foaller670/
Vaolley670/
Fahuley670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Faole
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