Folasayo Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Folasayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folasayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6231:284,33816,033
England91:6,190,895170,599
Laos11:6,588,3231,961

Folasayo (3,692) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folashayo9495/
Folasaye8810/
Folosayo881/
Felasayo881/
Volasay8011/
Folauyo803/
Folaoyo801/
Folajaye7529/
Folasoye754/
Folaseyi752/
Folahiyo752/
Falajayo751/
Folaajayi711/
Folaoe711/
Falasau6714/
Falaoyo673/
Folaoye671/
Falazay671/
Volasai671/
Fulasea671/
Foulaou671/
Falasoa671/

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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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