Folahon Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Folahon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Folahon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folahon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Folahon has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folahon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Folahon live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Folahon is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 59 percent live, Ekiti, where 29 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folayon | 86 | 19 | / |
| Foliaon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Folgaon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fallahoon | 75 | 2 | / |
| Folohan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phoolahong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falayon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foloane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foileon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Phalahon | 67 | 42 | / |
| Falohoun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Falayyon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phalahong | 63 | 3 | / |
| Falaheyan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pholohong | 63 | 1 | / |
| Valaon | 62 | 2 | / |
| Faloan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Falouan | 57 | 7 | / |
| Falohan | 57 | 3 | / |
| Velohon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pholaom | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pholoan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pholoane | 53 | 364 | / |
| Falagian | 53 | 73 | / |
| Falajian | 53 | 3 | / |
| Felajian | 53 | 2 | / |
| Phalhoan | 53 | 2 | / |
| Pholohane | 50 | 32 | / |
| Falayjian | 50 | 2 | / |
| Phatlaong | 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 Folahon
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