Folaranmi Surname

79,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Folaranmi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folaranmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,0371:29,3432,468
England751:742,90741,196
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Folárànmí (1) are calculated separately.

Folaranmi (1,827) may also be a first name.

Folaranmi Last Name Facts

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

Folaranmi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as: Folárànmí. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folaranmi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 79,409th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,186,124 people. The last name Folaranmi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Folaranmi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Folaranmi is also the 178,524th most frequent first name globally It is held by 1,827 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,037 people, or 1 in 29,343. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 45 percent are found, Lagos, where 12 percent are found and Osun, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Folaranmi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (81%) in Nigeria.

Folaranmi earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning $29,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foslaranmi954/
Folaaranmi953/
Folahranmi951/
Follaranmi951/
Folearanmi951/
Ffoolaranmi901/
Folaronmi8933/
Falaranmi8912/
Foloranmi894/
Folárànmí891/
Folarammi891/

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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 Folaranmi
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