Fola Surname

119,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Fola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8921:23,2843,154
Egypt8851:103,8828,743
Nigeria4671:379,32120,165
Romania3471:57,8617,067
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Indonesia1321:1,001,88873,451
Brazil1171:1,829,69559,051
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Lesotho711:28,6285,512
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Italy471:1,301,20677,088
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Greece321:346,24348,387
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
England211:2,653,24194,788
Afghanistan191:1,692,27313,110
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
American Samoa141:3,983910
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Fola (13,798) may also be a first name.

Fola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fola (Hindi: फोला, Russian: Фола) is found most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fola? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fola is the 119,572nd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,896,317 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Fola live; 31 percent live in North Africa and 27 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fola is also the 49,141st most common first name on earth, held by 13,798 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 892 people, or 1 in 23,284. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent reside, Centre Region, where 12 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 23 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Fola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fola has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fola surname grew 205 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fola Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (90%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Fola are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Fola earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 73.78% less than the national average, earning R 62,304 per year and in United States they earn 38.52% less than the national average, earning $26,529 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folla892,317/
Folha892,012/
Foula891,791/
Folea891,760/
Folia891,680/
Folga891,431/
Folad891,391/
Folau89756/
Foola89230/
Folas89175/
Folah89164/
Folay8970/
Foila8961/
Fohla8955/
Folai8925/
Folya8922/
Folaa895/
Folat895/
Folap892/
Foela892/
Foloa891/
Foyla891/
Folaz891/
Fojla891/
Foglia8013,930/
Foulad802,596/
Foulla801,021/
Folias80767/
Foulah80458/
Follas80389/
Folhas80267/
Follea80214/
Foolad80195/
Follah80161/
Follay80121/
Follia80117/
Foliat80106/
Foulga8091/
Foulia8088/
Foulas8049/
Foulaz8046/
Foolat8041/
Foleas8018/
Foulat8012/
Fhoula8010/
Follat809/
Folléa807/
Foolah807/
Foslea806/
Folaih805/
Foliaj805/
Follaj805/
Folash804/
Folaja803/
Folaha803/
Foulai803/
Foolay802/
Foulay802/
Folaya802/
Follad802/
Folaad802/
Fotlia801/
Foliai801/
Fola'a801/
Folatt801/
Foleat801/
Follga801/
Fohlah801/
Foșlea801/
Foulha801/
Foulya801/
Follap801/
Folaat801/
Folays800/
Folaut800/
Fohlay800/
Fula7520,347/
Foli7517,853/
Fole7512,920/
Vola7510,984/
Fala757,900/
Foly755,590/
Folo752,378/
Fela752,211/
Féla751/
Foullah731,171/
Folleas73183/
Fosella73159/
Follath7376/
Folliat7373/
Focella7357/
Folliau7348/
Folleau7344/
Folleat7343/
Fouleau7324/
Foulias736/
Foullas736/
Foulaux735/
Folaath734/
Folahah733/
Follias733/
Folglia732/
Fotella732/
Focilla732/
Foileau731/
Foullay731/
Folliah731/
Folahau731/
Foliath731/
Foliatt731/
Foylaha731/
Fouhlia731/
Foulash731/
Foulhas731/
Folhais731/
Folhaut731/
Foley67119,017/
Falah6749,464/
Folly6723,943/
Falla6717,747/
Phola6711,911/
Folli674,878/
Fouly673,873/
Fulga673,571/
Folie672,347/
Foyle672,292/
Folio672,100/
Fulla671,920/
Folle671,895/
Felea671,768/
Falay671,734/
Fulas671,636/
Follo671,619/
Falia671,614/
Fasla671,388/
Fahla671,271/
Falat671,117/
Fulea671,025/
Felia67961/
Volau67954/
Fulay67855/
Faula67747/
Fouli67659/
Fatla67548/
Fulai67536/
Foule67517/
Faala67506/
Feula67502/
Fuila67467/
Volia67463/
Folis67459/
Foulo67436/
Falai67421/
Fossella67416/
Volla67416/
Volaj67382/
Felah67303/
Voila67275/
Vuola67272/
Fulha67270/
Volay67268/
Felau67265/
Fulat67262/
Falga67258/
Foleu67253/
Foles67247/
Fooly67245/
Folee67240/
Falea67215/
Falaa67212/
Fulya67208/
Falas67191/
Folge67178/
Foole67172/
Falau67151/
Voola67146/
Fosli67140/
Fohlo67134/
Fulaz67129/
Foloh67129/
Fotle67128/
Folou67125/
Foler67122/
Fulia67121/
Feela67118/
Folgo67116/
Foolo67111/
Vohla67102/
Fulad6783/
Fuoli6778/
Folot6773/
Foele6762/
Folos6757/
Fholo6755/
Faela6754/
Foleh6753/
Folyi6751/
Felay6741/
Falha6740/
Folet6731/
Volah6731/
Fosle6730/
Fülla6730/
Falad6728/
Felaj6728/
Foliz6727/
Felai6727/
Falaj6726/
Falaz6725/
Faloa6723/
Folei6723/
Folop6721/
Fulau6721/
Fohle6721/
Foolheea6721/
Foili6719/
Falaš6719/
Fulah6716/
Falap6716/
Fhala6713/
Volai6713/
Foile6711/
Fulaa6710/
Volea679/
Foloi679/
Fhole678/
Folhe678/
Folej678/
Folui678/
Fuloa677/
Folit676/
Foliy676/
Fohli676/
Foloz676/
Volaa675/
Folho675/
Wfula675/
Fuula674/
Voela673/
Falya673/
Fehla673/
Fulaş673/
Foloo672/
Foely672/
Folhi672/
Fôlha672/
Follé672/
Pfoli671/
Fhula671/
Felaa671/
Fulaj671/
Fusla671/
Futla671/
Foloy671/
Foily671/
Foluy671/
Folii671/
Follí671/
Fuolo671/
Folep671/
Folip671/
Folyo671/
Foilo671/
Foïle671/
Foulault671/
Foulè671/
Foulé671/
Fotła671/
Foutlais671/
Foulj671/
Folgi671/
Folliatt670/
Follahee670/
Foslo670/

Fola Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fola in the Hindi language
फोलाphola66.67
फूलाphula33.33
Fola in the Russian language
Фолаfola-

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