Foala Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Foala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Foala (18) may also be a first name.
Foala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foala is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Foala.
How Common Is The Last Name Foala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Foala is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Foala reside; 63 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 18 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Foala is most numerous in: Northern, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in American Samoa, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foalea | 91 | 63 | / |
| Fouala | 91 | 9 | / |
| Foalya | 91 | 3 | / |
| Foallah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foale | 80 | 2,019 | / |
| Faola | 80 | 740 | / |
| Foalo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Foali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Voala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foaly | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fouali | 73 | 627 | / |
| Foualy | 73 | 59 | / |
| Foalet | 73 | 52 | / |
| Faaola | 73 | 47 | / |
| Foalis | 73 | 32 | / |
| Foalle | 73 | 23 | / |
| Fahola | 73 | 10 | / |
| Fouola | 73 | 8 | / |
| Faoula | 73 | 2 | / |
| Foales | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fauala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fojola | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foaliş | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fògola | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voalea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouale | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faoola | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foualo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foyola | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foaler | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foally | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foaley | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fa'aola | 67 | 16 | / |
| Foualou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fohalle | 67 | 5 | / |
| Faealah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foually | 67 | 4 | / |
| Voyyala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faoulat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faolaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouaili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhouale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fojeula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voailla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foaller | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Foala
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