Foila Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Foila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Foila (26) may also be a first name.
Foila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foila (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﻴﻠﻪ, Hindi: फोइला) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Foila? popularity and diffusion
The last name Foila is the 2,460,878th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Foila live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Foila is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 26 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Not including The DR Congo it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Foila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foila in the Hindi language | ||
| फोइला | pho'ila | - |
| Foila in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻓﻴﻠﻪ | afylh | 70 |
| ﺃﻓﻴﻞ | afyl | 10 |
| ﻓﻴﻼ | fyla | 10 |
| ﺍﻓﻴﻼ | afyla | 10 |
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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 Foila
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