Folakan Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Folakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 189 | 1:937,263 | 40,304 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Folakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Folakan (Marathi: फॉलकन) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Folakan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folakan? popularity and diffusion
Folakan is the 1,136,896th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Folakan are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 937,263. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 32 percent live, Ogun, where 29 percent live and Osun, where 22 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Follakan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fouladkan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Folakam | 86 | 36 | / |
| Fulakan | 86 | 12 | / |
| Falakan | 86 | 8 | / |
| Folakon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fouladkang | 82 | 1 | / |
| Falakhan | 80 | 49 | / |
| Pholakan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Folaican | 80 | 1 | / |
| Follakam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Falakand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fulakaun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phollakan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Valakan | 71 | 23 | / |
| Felekan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Phollakhan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Falakon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Falokan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velakan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phalakan | 67 | 314 | / |
| Volokhan | 67 | 181 | / |
| Vullakan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Valaikan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fallacan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhelakan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Falekhan | 67 | 1 | / |
Folakan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Folakan in the Marathi language | ||
| फॉलकन | pholakana | - |
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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 Folakan
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