Folani Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Folani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Zimbabwe | 49 | 1:315,066 | 31,156 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Folani (86) may also be a first name.
Folani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Folani (Marathi: फोलानी) is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Folani? popularity and diffusion
Folani is the 1,453,389th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname Folani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Folani live; 37 percent live in Southern Africa and 37 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most common given name internationally, borne by 86 people.
The last name Folani is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 61 percent are found, Ogun, where 20 percent are found and Oyo, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Folani occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found and Indonesia, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Folani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Folani in the Marathi language | ||
| फोलानी | pholani | - |
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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 Folani
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