Folayo Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Folayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
Folayo (103) may also be a first name.
Folayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Folayo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Folayo is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Folayo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Folayo is also the 930,172nd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 103 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Folayo is most common in: Ogun, where 33 percent are found, Osun, where 33 percent are found and Lagos, where 28 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Folayo
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