Fole Surname

40,549th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Fole Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the foal'; Middle English file, a foal. Almost all animal names are to be found in our directories of to-day.' Fole, yonge horse, pullus': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Reginald Fole, Huntingdonshire, 1273.

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Fole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique6,1801:4,4111,010
Iran4,0711:18,8612,420
India1,0471:732,63233,595
Nigeria4631:382,59820,281
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Spain1921:243,50015,720
Indonesia901:1,469,43599,362
Zimbabwe861:179,51421,615
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Solomon Islands271:21,4834,219
Lesotho271:75,2809,683
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
England41:13,929,515290,718
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Fole (1,920) may also be a first name.

Fole Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the foal'; Middle English file, a foal. Almost all animal names are to be found in our directories of to-day.' Fole, yonge horse, pullus': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Reginald Fole, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Fole, rector of Hackford, Norfolk, 1352: History of Norfolk.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Fole Last Name Facts

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

Fole (Hindi: फोले, Russian: Фоле) has its highest incidence in Mozambique. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fole? popularity and diffusion

Fole is the 40,549th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 564,052 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Fole live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Fole is also the 173,270th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 1,920 people.

The surname Fole is most widespread in Mozambique, where it is borne by 6,180 people, or 1 in 4,411. Beside Mozambique this surname occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 32 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Fole Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fole has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fole last name decreased 6 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fole Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fole earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.14% less than the national average, earning R 37,680 per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foley89119,017/
Folie892,347/
Foyle892,292/
Folle891,895/
Folea891,760/
Foule89517/
Foleu89253/
Foles89247/
Folee89240/
Folge89178/
Foole89172/
Fotle89128/
Foler89122/
Foele8962/
Foleh8953/
Folet8931/
Fosle8930/
Folei8923/
Fohle8921/
Foile8911/
Fhole898/
Folhe898/
Folej898/
Folep891/
Foïle891/
Fol863,932/
Folley805,248/
Follet804,045/
Foiles80818/
Fosler80544/
Foulet80525/
Fohler80432/
Foller80300/
Fotler80246/
Fouler80224/
Follea80214/
Foyleh80214/
Follie80144/
Folleh80110/
Foules8092/
Foyles8082/
Foleis8079/
Footle8071/
Folles8065/
Fouley8046/
Foulie8043/
Fholer8038/
Folest8034/
Foulle8028/
Foitle8026/
Foglie8026/
Foleas8018/
Folehr8017/
Fooley8015/
Fouleh8014/
Fooler8011/
Follez808/
Foleys807/
Folett806/
Foslea806/
Folhes806/
Fosley805/
Fooled804/
Foslee804/
Follei804/
Folher804/
Foyler803/
Foolee803/
Foiler802/
Foutle802/
Foiley801/
Foslet801/
Fuoler801/
Foelee801/
Folezz801/
Foojle801/
Foleey801/
Folets801/
Folhie801/
Foleat801/
Folech801/
Folerh801/
Foilet801/
Fojler801/
Foșlea801/
Fouleu801/
Foleyz801/
Foolge801/
Foyley800/
Foeley800/
Fohley800/
Foliey800/
Fooles800/
Follee800/
Foli7517,853/
Fale7511,326/
Foly755,590/
Fele754,357/
Fola753,843/
Fule753,485/
Folh753,300/
Foul752,734/
Füle751,428/
Foll751,300/
Fohl75841/
Vole75720/
Fool75470/
Fold75202/
Folt7587/
Folp7532/
Foil7515/
Pfol759/
Fotl757/
Fosl756/
Foyl753/
Fhol752/
Fuol752/
Foïl751/
Follett737,389/
Folleas73183/
Follesø73154/
Fottler7378/
Foulley7364/
Foullet7357/
Foleher7356/
Foollee7354/
Folleat7343/
Fottles7336/
Follehr7332/
Folletz7328/
Follest7325/
Foselle7324/
Foslett7324/
Pfohler7322/
Follher7315/
Foleiss7314/
Fouller738/
Foullie736/
Follets734/
Fholley732/
Footley732/
Fouleuh732/
D'Foley731/
Foulett731/
Focelle731/
Folheid731/
Folledd731/
Footler731/
Foelley731/
Folleyd731/
Phfolee731/
Foillet731/
Foyless731/
Foolest731/
Foulher731/
Footlee731/
Folleis731/
Foolett730/
Foulles730/
Folless730/
Fooller730/
Fousley730/
Fousler730/
Pfoller730/
Fooleey730/
Foilett730/
Foletts730/
Folliey730/
Foysler730/
Faleh67136,303/
Folly6723,943/
Falle677,808/
Fales675,113/
Fogli674,913/
Folli674,878/
Volle674,229/
Fouly673,873/
Pfohl672,868/
Folla672,317/
Folio672,100/
Foula671,791/
Felea671,768/
Faley671,683/
Folia671,680/
Fahle671,680/
Faler671,268/
Fülle671,027/
Fulea671,025/
Fulle67832/
Fouli67659/
Faleu67544/
Phole67537/
Focil67527/
Folis67459/
Falge67441/
Feleu67436/
Falez67352/
Fulei67352/
Faule67349/
Fooly67245/
Fehle67244/
Falet67236/
Foola67230/
Felie67217/
Falea67215/
Fulge67196/
Fulep67190/
Fosselle67166/
Fosli67140/
Felei67133/
Foiselle67130/
Folpp67123/
Fojtl67121/
Folleher67118/
Feley67112/
Voile67111/
Volei67105/
Voley67105/
Foitl67103/
Fatle67101/
Felee6794/
Fuler6791/
Fuley6790/
Fules6782/
Fosil6782/
Fusle6781/
Falei6781/
Fuoli6778/
Fould6776/
Faale6771/
Folay6770/
Foult6768/
Fasle6767/
Foila6761/
Fülei6754/
Faele6751/
Folyi6751/
Fotel6746/
Fotil6746/
Falej6745/
Vohle6742/
Falhe6731/
Fhale6727/
Foliz6727/
Folai6725/
Fhule6724/
Feule6724/
Folya6722/
Fähle6722/
Feleh6721/
Foolheea6721/
Foull6719/
Foili6719/
Fuleh6718/
Volee6717/
Felej6713/
Foill6712/
Feele6712/
Voele6711/
Follå6711/
Voleh6710/
Falee6710/
Volea679/
Foloi679/
Fossille679/
Foldt679/
Foßel679/
Folph678/
Fulee678/
Folui678/
Fohyl678/
Fhool677/
Folit676/
Pfhol676/
Vuole676/
Falie676/
Foliy676/
Fohli676/
Foyld675/
Volie675/
Folaa675/
Foytl674/
Foild674/
Fulie674/
Voole673/
Volhe673/
Fuile673/
Fooll672/
Foely672/
Faled672/
Folhi672/
Fáles672/
Follé672/
Fosel672/
Fulet671/
Pfoli671/
Pfoul671/
Fuled671/
Fulhe671/
Fulje671/
Foyll671/
Folhs671/
Foloy671/
Folzz671/
Foily671/
Foluy671/
Folii671/
Fhele671/
Follí671/
Füley671/
Fușle671/
Fulej671/
Foldø671/
Folhh671/
Folip671/
Fochille671/
Foloa671/
Folyo671/
Fohlh671/
Fouhl671/
Foullett671/
Foulè671/
Foulé671/
Foteller671/
Foutelle671/
Fhoul671/
Foyla671/
Foulj671/
Wfuol671/
Folgi671/
Fojla671/
Pfoll670/
Foldd670/
Pfool670/
Pfold670/
Futle670/
Follahee670/
Fgoll670/
Folleist670/
Fottleer670/

Fole Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fole in the Hindi language
फोलेphole83.33
फूलेphule16.67
Fole in the Russian language
Фолеfole-

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