Folakemi Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Folakemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Folakemi (12,377) may also be a first name.
Folakemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folakemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Folakemi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folakemi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,136,387th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Folakemi reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 53,045th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 12,377 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria Folakemi is most common in: Ekiti, where 25 percent live, Ogun, where 15 percent live and Ondo, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foluwakemi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Folukemi | 88 | 8 | / |
| Folkem | 86 | 2 | / |
| Folkema | 80 | 245 | / |
| Folakam | 80 | 36 | / |
| Folkemo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Folakame | 75 | 3 | / |
| Flakomio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Follakam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Folckeme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Falakeme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Flakam | 71 | 120 | / |
| Flekem | 71 | 21 | / |
| Filkem | 71 | 7 | / |
| Flakum | 71 | 5 | / |
| Flakim | 71 | 4 | / |
| Follakame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Felkem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folkom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foalakamh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Volkema | 67 | 134 | / |
| Flakkam | 67 | 46 | / |
| Folokom | 67 | 12 | / |
| Falkemo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Folkama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fulakam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Folgham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Falakum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Falakim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Falakom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filikem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Felkema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Felekem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Felkeim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Velacami | 50 | 4 | / |
| Valacami | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Folakemi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis