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 found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folami? popularity and diffusion

Folami is the 128,675th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,069,738 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Folami live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Folami is also the 515,650th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 293 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,253 people, or 1 in 54,455. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 57 percent live, Oyo, where 10 percent live and Ogun, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Folami Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (64%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Folami are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Folami
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