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.
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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
| 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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