Folasayo Surname
Approximately 633 people bear this surname
Folasayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 623 | 1:284,338 | 16,033 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
Folasayo (3,692) may also be a first name.
Folasayo Demographics
Folasayo Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Folasayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folasayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Folasayo is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folasayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Folasayo is the 515,280th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Folasayo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Folasayo is also the 116,073rd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 3,692 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 623 people, or 1 in 284,338. In Nigeria Folasayo is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 25 percent live, Osun, where 21 percent live and Ondo, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Laos, where 0 percent live.
Folasayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (82%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folashayo | 94 | 95 | / |
| Folasaye | 88 | 10 | / |
| Folosayo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Felasayo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Volasay | 80 | 11 | / |
| Folauyo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Folaoyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Folajaye | 75 | 29 | / |
| Folasoye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Folaseyi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Folahiyo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Falajayo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Folaajayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folaoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falasau | 67 | 14 | / |
| Falaoyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Folaoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Falazay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volasai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fulasea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foulaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Falasoa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Folasayo
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