Folamo Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Folamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 22 | 1:92,389 | 10,629 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Folamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Folamo occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folamo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Folamo is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Folamo is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Folamo reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Folamo is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 92,389. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Mafeteng District, where 77 percent reside and Berea District, where 23 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folomo | 83 | 61 | / |
| Folemo | 83 | 18 | / |
| Falamo | 83 | 11 | / |
| Fulamo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Felamo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Foulama | 77 | 17 | / |
| Vuolamo | 77 | 12 | / |
| Falamou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Faalamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foulomo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Follama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Felaimo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vollamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falaimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fouloumo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falomo | 67 | 1,663 | / |
| Falama | 67 | 1,631 | / |
| Fulama | 67 | 726 | / |
| Foloma | 67 | 678 | / |
| Volama | 67 | 68 | / |
| Falemo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Voulliamo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Velamo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Valamo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Volomo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Felama | 67 | 9 | / |
| Felemo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Folema | 67 | 3 | / |
| Felomo | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Folamo
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