Fatolu Surname

226,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fatolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fatolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7791:99,5746,782
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Fatolu (56) may also be a first name.

Fatolu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fatolu occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fatolu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 226,928th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,075,809 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fatolu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fatolu is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 56 people.

Fatolu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,779 people, or 1 in 99,574. In Nigeria Fatolu is mostly found in: Ogun, where 63 percent reside, Lagos, where 19 percent reside and Osun, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fatolou922,688/
Fatoğlu9241/
Fatoolu921/
Fatoulu921/
Fattolu921/
Fatholou861/
Fatollou861/
Fattolou861/
Fatulu8398/
Fotolu831/
Fatalou774/
Faatulu774/
Fathalu773/
Fastalu771/
Fataliau711/
Vatulu6755/
Fathaulou6751/
Vatalu675/
Foutoulou672/
Fetelu671/
Feteleu6236/
Vaitulu622/
Vathulu621/
Phatalu621/
Phatelu621/
Vetollu621/
Vatallu621/
Phatulu621/
Vaitalu621/
Vaetalu621/
Fotalau621/
Vaitului573/
Vottollu571/
Fetahaliu531/
Vetelu501/

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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
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  • 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 Fatolu
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