Folbal Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Folbal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folbal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso741:248,0014,855
France161:4,151,420237,746
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Folbal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folbal has its highest incidence in Burkina Faso. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Folbal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Folbal is the 1,955,159th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Folbal is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Folbal reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 248,001. In Burkina Faso Folbal is primarily found in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 89 percent are found, Centre Region, where 7 percent are found and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Burkina Faso this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 18 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volbal839/
Filbal831/
Flbl801/
Fielbal7753/
Falbala771/
Folubel771/
Fälbl733/
Filibala71124/
Fulabale715/
Vholbale714/
Fulabala713/
Foolbull711/
Vollbaul711/
Falbaile711/
Folobele711/
Foulibayala711/
Felbel67278/
Fulbel67142/
Falbel6736/
Folabella6718/
Vholabale6718/
Folabbela6714/
Fool Bull6712/
Flabel6710/
Felbøl677/
Falbil674/
Velbal673/
Vilbal671/
Flabil671/
Fohl-Bley671/
Folobello671/
Falbul671/
Voulibali671/
Fulballeh671/
Volpal671/
Filbel671/
Vulbal671/
Filble670/
Volbel670/
Felble670/
Phoolvale53127/
Phoolwale535/
Volvol5016/
Falval501/

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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
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  • 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 Folbal
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