Folawiyo Surname

368,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Folawiyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folawiyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8871:199,71011,977
England421:1,326,62059,571
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Folawiyo (294) may also be a first name.

Folawiyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folawiyo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Folawiyo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folawiyo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 368,594th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,466,748 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Folawiyo reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 514,566th most common first name worldwide, borne by 294 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 887 people, or 1 in 199,710. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 43 percent are found, Oyo, where 33 percent are found and Ogun, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Folawiyo is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Folawiyo Last Name Statistics demography

Folawiyo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58% more than the national average, earning $68,177 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Follawiyo941/
Folawuyo88102/
Falawiyo883/
Folaweyo881/
Folowiyo881/
Folawiya881/
Folawuyio821/
Falowiyo754/
Falawuyo752/
Foulawai751/
Follaway750/
Falawei6710/
Volawou671/
Foloway670/

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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 Folawiyo
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