Folahan Surname

227,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Folahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0591:167,27410,408
Benin6831:15,1332,050
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Folahan (1,153) may also be a first name.

Folahan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folahan is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Folahan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Folahan is the 227,494th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,087,238 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Folahan live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Folahan is also the 234,291st most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 1,153 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,059 people, or 1 in 167,274. In Nigeria Folahan is most common in: Ogun, where 30 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Oyo, where 19 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 38 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Folahan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Folahan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 67.77% more than the national average, earning $83,354 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folhan925/
Folaan921/
Falahan8654/
Folahun8622/
Folahnn861/
Folhand860/
Folan834,239/
Fallahan80109/
Falahand8068/
Pholahan801/
Falahane801/
Felahann801/
Foland772,396/
Folane772,299/
Felhan771,103/
Follan77149/
Foulan7789/
Folian7762/
Folain7747/
Folyan7743/
Folean7741/
Falhan7741/
Foylan7740/
Folant7739/
Folgan7722/
Foolan7715/
Volhan773/
Folang773/
Falahn771/
Fholan771/
Folanh771/
Falaan771/
Folank770/
Foilan770/
Fallahand755/
Folland711,966/
Follain711,024/
Fotland71629/
Foulane71407/
Fosland71134/
Foulain7166/
Pholhan7136/
Foliant7128/
Follant7128/
Pholaan7117/
Fatlaan7115/
Fohland7114/
Foullan7112/
Foliane7110/
Fotlyan718/
Fotlang717/
Foulyan714/
Fouland712/
Fholane712/
Faslaan711/
Foulant711/
Follaun711/
Follane711/
Folanne711/
Follian710/
Fooland710/
Folandt710/
Foslane710/
Foulham710/
Felan672,498/
Falan67778/
Volan67445/
Foullane67370/
Phalahan67165/
Folon6775/
Footland6740/
Fottland6737/
Foutlane6714/
Folam677/
Foulland672/
Fălan672/
Folliant671/
Pholhajn671/
Foullain671/
Foulaine671/
Follamnn671/
Fahalian671/
Foulagne671/
Foisland670/
Folliand670/

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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 Folahan
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