Folami Surname

128,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Folami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,2531:54,4554,141
England1191:468,21930,572
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Folami (293) may also be a first name.

Folami Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Folami Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Folami (Marathi: फोलमी) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Folami? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 128,675th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,069,738 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Folami reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 515,650th most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 293 people.

The surname Folami is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,253 people, or 1 in 54,455. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 57 percent reside, Oyo, where 10 percent reside and Ogun, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Folami exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Folami Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (64%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Folami last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Folami earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.36% less than the national average, earning $37,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.67% more than the national average, earning $73,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folyami929/
Folaami923/
Follami921/
Foulami921/
Folaimi921/
Folamit921/
Folahami8610/
Folahumi861/
Falami83198/
Volami8349/
Felami8343/
Fulami8332/
Folomi8321/
Folemi831/
Folahammi803/
Foulama7717/
Fallami7712/
Felhami774/
Folomyi773/
Fulamai773/
Folammy772/
Pholami771/
Fatlami771/
Foelomi771/
Foulame771/
Voulami771/
Fahlami771/
Falamis771/
Follama771/
Pholamai719/
Fogliame715/
Fouloumi712/
Folhamer712/
Falamich711/
Valami672,377/
Falama671,631/
Fulama67726/
Foloma67678/
Falame67507/
Falomi67417/
Falemi6779/
Felemi6729/
Volemi6723/
Foleme6714/
Volame676/
Phollamai675/
Folome673/
Fulame673/
Velami671/
Felame671/

Folami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Folami in the Marathi language
फोलमीpholami-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Folami
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