Folaka Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Folaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Folaka (59) may also be a first name.

Folaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folaka is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Folaka.

How Common Is The Last Name Folaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 64 percent of Folaka reside; 64 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 64 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 59 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Folaka is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Lesotho, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folakha9256/
Folakaa923/
Foulakai862/
Foliakat861/
Folake83773/
Falaka83494/
Volaka83155/
Foloka8339/
Foleka8312/
Folako837/
Fulaka836/
Folaki832/
Foliaki77530/
Falakah77271/
Voolaka7781/
Follaca7736/
Folhaca7735/
Falagka7726/
Folatko7724/
Folgaca7719/
Falatka778/
Falakoa774/
Foulaki772/
Voilaka772/
Falakai772/
Falaśka771/
Follake771/
Folouka771/
Folokas771/
Foliako771/
Foulake771/
Foleeka771/
Falaika771/
Folekka771/
Falakha771/
Foolake771/
Fulacka770/
Fouladkhah7527/
Fooladkhah751/
Faliagka7151/
Falagkas7122/
Fallakha7119/
Vollakka7110/
Falakhah718/
Voulagka714/
Fulaikha712/
V'O'laka711/
Fahlahka711/
Voulakka711/
Folaaake711/
Fulakash711/
Falakahe711/
Foulakis711/
Falaki676,287/
Foloko672,637/
Feleka671,312/
Falake671,305/
Valaka67644/
Foloki67642/
Falako67591/
Fulake67498/
Vulaka67144/
Falaky6796/
Faliagkas6791/
Volaki6783/
Voloka6756/
Fallakhah6738/
Velaka6737/
Faleka6730/
Fulaki6722/
Foloky6714/
Faloka6714/
Volake6710/
Foloke676/
Fatlakhah676/
Falaca673/
Falaskhay671/
Phollakha671/
Folaco671/
Volako671/
Falaqa671/
Fulako671/
Fouladkou671/
Fooladkou671/
Foloca670/
Feloka670/

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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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  • 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 Folaka
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