Folapa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Folapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Folapa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
England11:55,718,059489,080

Folapa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Folapa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Folapa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Folapa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Folapa live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon Folapa is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falapa835/
Folape832/
Folepa831/
Falappa771,106/
Foilape7712/
Faleapa775/
Folepai771/
Fulapat771/
Voolapah711/
Falapatt711/
Falopa67129/
Valapa67122/
Folepo6727/
Folope6726/
Velapa678/
Falapi677/
Folopo675/
Volapi675/
Felepa674/
Vulapa674/
Phollapat672/
Falape671/
Fulape671/
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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 Folapa
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