Folaji Surname
Approximately 869 people bear this surname
Folaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 842 | 1:210,383 | 12,505 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Folaji (68) may also be a first name.
Folaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Folaji (Marathi: फोलाजी) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folaji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 403,615th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,386,129 people. The last name Folaji is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Folaji are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 68 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 842 people, or 1 in 210,383. In Nigeria Folaji is most numerous in: Ogun, where 48 percent reside, Lagos, where 27 percent reside and Ondo, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Folaji exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Folaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Folaji in the Marathi language | ||
| फोलाजी | pholaji | - |
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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 Folaji
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