Folar Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ghana

Folar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Folar (30) may also be a first name.

Folar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folar (Oriya: ଫଲର, Russian: Фолар) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Folar are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 30 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Folar is primarily found in: Alabama, where 33 percent live, Maryland, where 33 percent live and Ohio, where 33 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Folar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Folar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Folar last name fell 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folgar914,655/
Foular9144/
Folare918/
Folhar915/
Follar913/
Folarz912/
Foslar911/
Folard910/
Foolar910/
Foulard83673/
Foliard83235/
Foliart8359/
Foulart8324/
Folhart837/
Follard836/
Follart833/
Foolare832/
Folliar832/
Foulgar830/
Folhard830/
Foolaar830/
Follahr830/
Volar80522/
Fular80357/
Falar80326/
Folor808/
Felar807/
Folliard771,001/
Fouliard77307/
Foillard77138/
Foullard7756/
Follardt7710/
Foullare771/
Folleard770/
Folliart770/
Follyard770/
Fulgar733,696/
Fulare73920/
Falarz73888/
Fallar73580/
Fularz73362/
Felaar73195/
Voliar73110/
Fullar7389/
Falhar7377/
Vollar7340/
Pholar7335/
Volyar7332/
Falare7328/
Voolar7319/
Volair7316/
Falgar7315/
Folore7312/
Fuliar739/
Fahlar736/
Falyar735/
Faular734/
Falard732/
Fulard732/
Fulhar732/
Feelar732/
Falahr732/
Fölgar732/
Fulear731/
Vholar731/
Volear731/
Fholor731/
Faelar731/
Faliar731/
Falarp731/
Falasr731/
Felaur731/
Foleur731/
Follor731/
Fulair731/
Fehlar730/
Vohlar730/
Pfalar730/
Folord730/
Follhardt719/
Foulliard713/
Folharova712/
Fullard673,371/
Fullare67259/
Fallard67135/
Felyaur6751/
Fulaure6749/
Fallart6726/
Fulhare6721/
Fattlar6719/
Fulahar6718/
Feullar6713/
Fallahr6712/
Fhulare678/
Falahar678/
Fulhart677/
Falhaur676/
Fallarz676/
Fallare674/
Foloore673/
Falhare672/
Felhaur672/
Fouleur672/
Phoolar671/
Falaire671/
Falaure671/
Fusliar671/
Fagliar671/
Fulyard670/
Fulhard670/
Vollaur670/
Follyor670/

Folar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Folar in the Oriya language
ଫଲରphalara-
Folar in the Russian language
Фоларfolar-

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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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  • 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 Folar
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