Folaju Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Folaju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folaju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1391:1,274,40850,756
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States71:51,779,848968,877

Folaju (81) may also be a first name.

Folaju Last Name Facts

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

Folaju is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folaju? popularity and diffusion

Folaju is the 1,403,590th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name Folaju occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Folaju reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 81 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 1,274,408. In Nigeria Folaju is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 40 percent are found, Lagos, where 20 percent are found and Ogun, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folau91756/
Foladjou862/
Falaju83921/
Folaji83869/
Follaj835/
Foliaj835/
Folaje834/
Folaja833/
Volaju831/
Foloju831/
Folaut830/
Folliau7748/
Foulaux775/
Folaaji773/
Folauyo773/
Folhaut771/
Folahau771/
Folea731,760/
Volau73954/
Volaj73382/
Foleu73253/
Falau73151/
Folou73125/
Folay7370/
Falaj7326/
Folai7325/
Folae7323/
Fulau7321/
Folej738/
Folui738/
Folaa735/
Foluy731/
Foloa731/
Fulaj731/
Faladjou71164/
Fooladjoush716/
Foulault711/
Follea67214/
Fallaj67199/
Falaus67148/
Falaja67122/
Follay67121/
Foulou67117/
Fallau6795/
Faloju6793/
Falaux6759/
Foleya6747/
Falaji6740/
Folawe6735/
Falahu6729/
Folayo6721/
Folaye6721/
Foleas6718/
Fulaij6711/
Folija678/
Falladjou677/
Folléa677/
Falaut676/
Foslui676/
Foliya676/
Foslea676/
Faliau675/
Folaih675/
Folayi675/
Fühlau674/
Follou674/
Falajo674/
Falayu674/
Faalau673/
Foulai673/
Foloya673/
Foolay672/
Folaya672/
Foulay672/
Fulaji672/
Folaie672/
Volaja672/
Falaje671/
Foliai671/
Faulau671/
Fotlou671/
Foleji671/
Pholaj671/
Fouleu671/
Foolou671/
Foșlui671/
Foșlea671/
Foléat671/
Foléas671/
Folojo671/
Folejo671/
Foleat671/
Fola'a671/
Voilau671/
Fohlay670/
Folout670/
Folays670/

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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 Folaju
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