Folalu Surname
Approximately 609 people bear this surname
Folalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 603 | 1:293,769 | 16,486 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Folalu (42) may also be a first name.
Folalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Folalu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Folalu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 530,954th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,966,414 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Folalu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Folalu is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 42 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 603 people, or 1 in 293,769. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 61 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Oyo, where 17 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Folalu is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 0 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folalou | 92 | 288 | / |
| Folailu | 92 | 16 | / |
| Folaelu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Falalu | 83 | 22,953 | / |
| Fololu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Fulalu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Felalu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Falalou | 77 | 1,348 | / |
| Fulaulu | 77 | 58 | / |
| Fallalu | 77 | 34 | / |
| Falaulu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Falallu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Falalau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fullalu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vollalu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falaliu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faalalu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fallalou | 71 | 14 | / |
| Falaalou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Falaulou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faalalou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falolu | 67 | 1,380 | / |
| Falelu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Felelu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Velalu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Faalaulau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Valalu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vulalu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fallallou | 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 Folalu
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