Folabi Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Folabi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 407 | 1:435,240 | 22,419 |
| Benin | 17 | 1:607,977 | 36,930 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Folabi (804) may also be a first name.
Folabi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folabi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Folabi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Folabi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folabi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 679,794th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Folabi reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 288,491st most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 804 people.
The last name Folabi is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 407 people, or 1 in 435,240. In Nigeria Folabi is primarily found in: Lagos, where 37 percent live, Ogun, where 19 percent live and Oyo, where 15 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent live and Ethiopia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folabit | 92 | 37 | / |
| Fholabi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Foollabi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Falabi | 83 | 756 | / |
| Folawi | 83 | 42 | / |
| Fulabi | 83 | 20 | / |
| Folabe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Felabi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Folebi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Folavi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Folaba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Folobi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foloboi | 77 | 43 | / |
| Foliawi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Falabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fallabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fulabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Volaboi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Volabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fahalabi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Fulabhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Follabaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foulawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foulabay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Felabhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falobi | 67 | 436 | / |
| Foloba | 67 | 58 | / |
| Valabi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Falawi | 67 | 46 | / |
| Falabe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Falaba | 67 | 36 | / |
| Folawe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Fulaba | 67 | 29 | / |
| Foleby | 67 | 26 | / |
| Folebe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Falebi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fulabe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Falavi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phoolabai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Velabi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Folobe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Falaby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Volebi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Folawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Folassuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vulabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Folausbee | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Folabi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis