Folalou Surname
Approximately 288 people bear this surname
Folalou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 279 | 1:37,045 | 4,786 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
Folalou (30) may also be a first name.
Folalou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folalou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Folalou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folalou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Folalou is the 919,444th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Folalou reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 30 people.
The last name Folalou is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 279 people, or 1 in 37,045. In Benin it is most frequent in: Plateau Department, where 62 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 19 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folalu | 92 | 609 | / |
| Folalo | 92 | 6 | / |
| Falalou | 86 | 1,348 | / |
| Folailu | 86 | 16 | / |
| Fallalou | 80 | 14 | / |
| Falaalou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Faalalou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Falaulou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fulaloue | 80 | 0 | / |
| Falalu | 77 | 22,953 | / |
| Falolu | 77 | 1,380 | / |
| Fololo | 77 | 515 | / |
| Falalo | 77 | 336 | / |
| Fulalo | 77 | 53 | / |
| Fololu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fulalu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Folala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fallallou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Falolou | 71 | 637 | / |
| Fulaulo | 71 | 589 | / |
| Fulaulu | 71 | 58 | / |
| Falailo | 71 | 37 | / |
| Fallalu | 71 | 34 | / |
| Falaloi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Follatello | 71 | 11 | / |
| Faulalo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Falaulu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Falealo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Falajlo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Falalau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Faalalo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Falallu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Falaylo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Foliolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folaley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foulala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falaliu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fallalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faalalu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fulaluo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vollalu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fullalu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fallolou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Falaloye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faloulou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phalalou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Folalou
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