Folam Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Folam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Folam (8) may also be a first name.
Folam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Folam (Hindi: फोलम) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Folam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Folam occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Folam reside; 57 percent reside in South America and 57 percent reside in Luso-South America. Folam is also the 4,213,784th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 8 people.
The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil Folam is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Excluding Brazil it is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 43 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Folam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Folam in the Hindi language | ||
| फोलम | pholama | - |
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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 Folam
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