Folahanmi Surname
Approximately 550 people bear this surname
Folahanmi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 536 | 1:330,490 | 18,063 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
Folahanmi (474) may also be a first name.
Folahanmi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folahanmi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Folahanmi is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folahanmi? popularity and diffusion
Folahanmi is the 572,911th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,250,083 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Folahanmi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 390,891st most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 474 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 536 people, or 1 in 330,490. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 38 percent reside, Ondo, where 23 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folahaunmi | 95 | 2 | / |
| Folahanm | 94 | 4 | / |
| Folahunmi | 89 | 17 | / |
| Foluhanmi | 89 | 11 | / |
| Folahinmi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Folaaanmi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Falahanmi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Folahonmi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Folanmi | 88 | 9 | / |
| Falahonmi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Folammy | 63 | 2 | / |
| Vallahanem | 63 | 1 | / |
| Faulhammer | 53 | 395 | / |
| Velanme | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Folahanmi
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