Fasola Surname
Approximately 8,545 people bear this surname
Fasola Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'Ife who makes wealth'. Ife is one of the gods in Yoruba tradition.
Fasola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,934 | 1:29,852 | 2,506 |
| Italy | 1,271 | 1:48,117 | 8,670 |
| Romania | 389 | 1:51,614 | 6,391 |
| United States | 219 | 1:1,655,064 | 110,387 |
| Switzerland | 170 | 1:48,311 | 6,479 |
| Argentina | 166 | 1:257,490 | 20,780 |
| France | 90 | 1:738,030 | 91,686 |
| Poland | 62 | 1:613,044 | 55,163 |
| Moldova | 43 | 1:82,823 | 10,501 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| Chile | 31 | 1:568,273 | 13,994 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Latvia | 21 | 1:97,621 | 13,922 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Fasolă (109) are calculated separately.
Fasola (465) may also be a first name.
Fasola Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'Ife who makes wealth'. Ife is one of the gods in Yoruba tradition.
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Fasola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fasola Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fasola (Russian: Фасола) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Fasolă. Click here for other potential spellings of Fasola.
How Common Is The Last Name Fasola? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 59,069th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 852,843 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Fasola are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 395,119th most common forename internationally It is held by 465 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,934 people, or 1 in 29,852. In Nigeria Fasola is most common in: Oyo, where 34 percent live, Ogun, where 21 percent live and Osun, where 16 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 15 percent live and Romania, where 5 percent live.
Fasola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fasola has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fasola surname increased 1,825 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fasola Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (77%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Fasola last name are 8.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.7% being registered with the political party.
The amount Fasola earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 18.46% less than the national average, earning €24,486 per year; in United States they earn 25.68% more than the national average, earning $54,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.91% less than the national average, earning $44,262 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fasola Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fasola in the Russian language | ||
| Фасола | fasola | - |
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Footnotes
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