Folan Surname
Approximately 4,239 people bear this surname
Folan Surname Definition:
Ó Fualláin Very numerous in Connemara and near Galway city. MIF 109
Folan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,482 | 1:244,574 | 23,305 |
| Ireland | 1,169 | 1:4,028 | 688 |
| England | 891 | 1:62,534 | 7,353 |
| Australia | 327 | 1:82,556 | 9,565 |
| Scotland | 144 | 1:37,179 | 3,577 |
| Iran | 94 | 1:816,835 | 40,564 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,433 | 1:3,091 | 576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 49 | 1:76,392 | 4,290 |
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 219 | 1:229,309 | 19,344 |
Folan (319) may also be a first name.
Folan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Fualláin Very numerous in Connemara and near Galway city. MIF 109
Ó Fualláin Very numerous in Connemara and near Galway city. MIF 109
(Irish) The son of little Faol (wolf).
Folan Demographics
Average Male Folan Height
180 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Folan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Folan (Hindi: फोलन, Russian: Фолан) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Folan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 109,740th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,719,166 people. The last name Folan is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Folan are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles. Folan is also the 491,536th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 319 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,482 people, or 1 in 244,574. In The United States Folan is most common in: Massachusetts, where 28 percent live, Illinois, where 12 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 28 percent live and England, where 21 percent live.
Folan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Folan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Folan last name increased 677 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 18 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 294 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Folan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Folan last name are 25.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.48% being registered with the party.
The amount Folan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.29% more than the national average, earning $50,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning $51,778 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Folan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Folan in the Hindi language | ||
| फोलन | pholana | 87.5 |
| फूलन | phulana | 12.5 |
| Folan in the Russian language | ||
| Фолан | folan | - |
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