Folau Surname

449,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tonga
Highest density in:
Tonga

Folau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tonga3851:27963
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
New Zealand1141:39,7226,688
Australia291:930,88655,860
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Samoa41:48,452659
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Folau (86) may also be a first name.

Folau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folau (Hindi: फोलऊ) is more commonly found in Tonga than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 449,900th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,639,611 people. The surname Folau occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 73 percent of Folau reside; 54 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Polynesia. It is also the 1,032,266th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 86 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tonga, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 279. Not including Tonga it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and New Zealand, where 15 percent are found.

Folau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Folau surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the party.

Folau earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.9% more than the national average, earning $46,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folaju91155/
Folaut910/
Fola893,843/
Folu8958/
Folliau8348/
Folleau8344/
Fouleau8324/
Foulaux835/
Folauyo833/
Foileau831/
Folahau831/
Folhaut831/
Folla802,317/
Folha802,012/
Foula801,791/
Folea801,760/
Folia801,680/
Folga801,431/
Folad801,391/
Volau80954/
Felau80265/
Foleu80253/
Foola80230/
Folas80175/
Folah80164/
Falau80151/
Folou80125/
Folay8070/
Foila8061/
Folus8058/
Fohla8055/
Folai8025/
Foluh8024/
Folae8023/
Folya8022/
Fulau8021/
Foulu8012/
Folui808/
Folaa805/
Folat805/
Fojlu803/
Folud803/
Follu802/
Folap802/
Foela802/
Fotlu801/
Foluy801/
Foloa801/
Foyla801/
Folaz801/
Fojla801/
Foslu800/
Foulault771/
Foglia7313,930/
Foulad732,596/
Foulla731,021/
Falaju73921/
Folaji73869/
Folias73767/
Fehlau73755/
Foulah73458/
Follas73389/
Folhas73267/
Folusz73237/
Follea73214/
Foolad73195/
Voleau73193/
Follah73161/
Falaus73148/
Follay73121/
Follia73117/
Foulou73117/
Foliat73106/
Fallau7395/
Foulga7391/
Foulia7388/
Follut7386/
Falaux7359/
Foulas7349/
Foleya7347/
Foulaz7346/
Folius7345/
Folluo7344/
Foolat7341/
Folawe7335/
Falahu7329/
Folayo7321/
Folaye7321/
Foleas7318/
Folyus7312/
Foulat7312/
Fhoula7310/
Follat739/
Föhlau739/
Foullu739/
Folija738/
Folléa737/
Foolah737/
Foliya736/
Foslea736/
Falaut736/
Foslui736/
Foluch735/
Folayi735/
Folaih735/
Foliaj735/
Faliau735/
Follaj735/
Follou734/
Falayu734/
Folaje734/
Folash734/
Fühlau734/
Faalau733/
Folaja733/
Folaha733/
Foloya733/
Foulai733/
Foolay732/
Foulay732/
Folaya732/
Felahu732/
Follad732/
Folaie732/
Folaad732/
Faulau731/
Fotlia731/
Fotlou731/
Foliai731/
Volaju731/
Voilau731/
Fola'a731/
Folatt731/
Foleat731/
Follga731/
Foléas731/
Foléat731/
Fohlah731/
Foșlea731/
Foșlui731/
Foolou731/
Fouleu731/
Foulha731/
Foulup731/
Foulut731/
Foulya731/
Follap731/
Folaat731/
Folays730/
Feliau730/
Fohlay730/
Folout730/
Felyau730/
Follus730/
Fula6720,347/
Vola6710,984/
Fala677,900/
Fulu673,548/
Folo672,378/
Fela672,211/
Foullah671,171/
Falu671,063/
Felu67249/
Volu67227/
Folyush67220/
Folleas67183/
Fosella67159/
Foulouj67137/
Follath6776/
Folliat6773/
Focella6757/
Fallaux6751/
Folleat6743/
Voileau6728/
Foulias676/
Foullas676/
Folaiyo676/
Foliyah675/
Foulous675/
Follius674/
Folaath674/
Folaaji673/
Folahah673/
Follias673/
Folglia672/
Fotella672/
Focilla672/
Folléas672/
Fouleuh672/
Foulouh672/
Folaiah671/
Foullay671/
Folliah671/
Féla671/
Foliath671/
Foliatt671/
Foliusz671/
Foylaha671/
Fouhlia671/
Foulash671/
Foulaye671/
Foulgou671/
Foulhas671/
Foulouy671/
Foulaie671/
Pholaut671/
Folhais671/

Folau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Folau in the Hindi language
फोलऊphola'u-

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