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 Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Fasola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fasola Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fasola (Russian: Фасола) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant: Fasolă. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fasola? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 59,069th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 852,843 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Fasola reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 395,119th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 465 people.
The last name Fasola is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,934 people, or 1 in 29,852. In Nigeria Fasola is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 34 percent are found, Ogun, where 21 percent are found and Osun, where 16 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Fasola occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 15 percent are found and Romania, where 5 percent are found.
Fasola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fasola has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fasola last name rose 1,825 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fasola Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (77%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Fasola are 8.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.7% registered to vote for 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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