Folarin Surname
Approximately 20,908 people bear this surname
Folarin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19,904 | 1:8,900 | 992 |
| England | 320 | 1:174,119 | 15,890 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| United States | 188 | 1:1,927,973 | 124,806 |
| Benin | 110 | 1:93,960 | 10,816 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Folarin (7,211) may also be a first name.
Folarin Demographics
Folarin Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Folarin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folarin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Folarin (Hindi: फोलरिन, Marathi: फोलरीन) is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Folarin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 25,754th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 348,553 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Folarin live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Folarin is also the 76,112th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 7,211 people.
The last name Folarin is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 19,904 people, or 1 in 8,900. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 28 percent reside, Oyo, where 26 percent reside and Ogun, where 25 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Folarin exists in 29 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.
Folarin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (70%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Folarin last name 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folarinn | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ffolarin | 93 | 3 | / |
| Folarrin | 93 | 3 | / |
| Follarin | 93 | 1 | / |
| Folarion | 93 | 1 | / |
| Foelarin | 93 | 1 | / |
| Folarn | 92 | 12 | / |
| Falarin | 86 | 20 | / |
| Folaren | 86 | 15 | / |
| Folarim | 86 | 10 | / |
| Folerin | 86 | 4 | / |
| Folorin | 86 | 4 | / |
| Folarhn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fularin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Folharim | 80 | 10 | / |
| Fallarin | 80 | 4 | / |
| Folorn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fallarina | 75 | 7 | / |
| Valarin | 71 | 98 | / |
| Falorin | 71 | 15 | / |
| Foloren | 71 | 7 | / |
| Velarin | 71 | 6 | / |
| Volerin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vularin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Falerin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Falarim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falarnc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Volorin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fulorin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fullarn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Follern | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fallorin | 67 | 622 | / |
| Vallarin | 67 | 166 | / |
| Vollerin | 67 | 145 | / |
| Pholharn | 67 | 18 | / |
| Valarien | 67 | 9 | / |
| Falorina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pholaryn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veliarin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valyarin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fulorina | 67 | 1 | / |
Folarin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Folarin in the Hindi language | ||
| फोलरिन | pholarina | - |
| Folarin in the Marathi language | ||
| फोलरीन | pholarina | - |
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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 Folarin
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