Folana Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Folana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Folana (44) may also be a first name.
Folana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Folana occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Folana live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Folana is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 44 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 36 percent live, Lagos, where 29 percent live and Osun, where 29 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Folana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Folana has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Folana
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