Folarin Surname

25,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Folarin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folarin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria19,9041:8,900992
England3201:174,11915,890
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Benin1101:93,96010,816
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Iceland41:95,0224,787
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Folarin (7,211) may also be a first name.

Folarin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folarin (Hindi: फोलरिन, Marathi: फोलरीन) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Folarin.

How Common Is The Last Name Folarin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Folarin is the 25,754th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 348,553 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Folarin are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 76,112th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 7,211 people.

The last name Folarin is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19,904 people, or 1 in 8,900. In Nigeria Folarin is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 28 percent live, Oyo, where 26 percent live and Ogun, where 25 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Ghana, where 1 percent live.

Folarin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (70%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Folarin surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Folarin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning $46,461 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.02% less than the national average, earning $47,190 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folarinn933/
Ffolarin933/
Folarrin933/
Follarin931/
Folarion931/
Foelarin931/
Folarn9212/
Falarin8620/
Folaren8615/
Folarim8610/
Folerin864/
Folorin864/
Folarhn861/
Fularin861/
Folharim8010/
Fallarin804/
Folorn770/
Fallarina757/
Valarin7198/
Falorin7115/
Foloren717/
Velarin716/
Volerin714/
Vularin712/
Falerin712/
Falarim711/
Falarnc711/
Volorin711/
Fulorin711/
Fullarn710/
Follern710/
Fallorin67622/
Vallarin67166/
Vollerin67145/
Pholharn6718/
Valarien679/
Falorina672/
Pholaryn671/
Veliarin671/
Valyarin671/
Fulorina671/

Folarin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Folarin in the Hindi language
फोलरिनpholarina-
Folarin in the Marathi language
फोलरीनpholarina-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Folarin
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