Foleka Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Foleka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foleka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
France11:66,422,722504,397

Foleka Last Name Facts

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

Foleka occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Foleka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foleka? popularity and diffusion

Foleka is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Foleka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Foleka live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Foleka is most common in: Free State, where 73 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and North West, where 9 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in France, where 8 percent are found.

Foleka Last Name Statistics demography

Foleka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.37% less than the national average, earning R 46,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folekka921/
Foleeka921/
Foleska920/
Feleka831,312/
Foloka8339/
Foleke8333/
Faleka8330/
Folaka8311/
Fuleka838/
Foleki831/
Folekeu77102/
Felekka7760/
Folakha7756/
Folesky7730/
Falecka7718/
Felecka777/
Voleika777/
Folakaa773/
Felekai772/
Folekou771/
Folecki771/
Fooleke771/
Falegkas714/
Foulakai712/
Foloko672,637/
Faleke671,269/
Fuleki67560/
Falaka67494/
Volika67191/
Falika67184/
Volaka67155/
Valeka6796/
Fuleky6782/
Photlekha6768/
Voloka6756/
Felika6752/
Feleko6727/
Faloka6714/
Folike6710/
Folica6710/
Folice6710/
Volyka678/
Veleka678/
Folako677/
Phollekha672/
Fulika672/
Faleki671/
Voleko671/
Foliki671/
Folaco671/
Vuleka671/
Feleca671/
Feleqa671/
Fuleke671/
Foloca670/
Feloka670/

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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
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  • 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 Foleka
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