Folela Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Folela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Folela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Folela occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Folela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Folela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Folela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Folela is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 406,512. In Lesotho Folela is most common in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho Folela exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fohlela | 92 | 5 | / |
| Foulela | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fulela | 83 | 1,013 | / |
| Felela | 83 | 173 | / |
| Folola | 83 | 70 | / |
| Falela | 83 | 7 | / |
| Volela | 83 | 4 | / |
| Folely | 83 | 2 | / |
| Foleli | 83 | 1 | / |
| Folala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Folila | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fuliela | 77 | 185 | / |
| Faleela | 77 | 27 | / |
| Vollela | 77 | 23 | / |
| Fallela | 77 | 20 | / |
| Feliela | 77 | 4 | / |
| Falolla | 77 | 4 | / |
| Faloela | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pholela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Folilat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faleula | 77 | 0 | / |
| Phohlela | 71 | 239 | / |
| Faalelea | 71 | 6 | / |
| Photlela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fhaleela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falelatp | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fallolla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foulelou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falola | 67 | 14,807 | / |
| Valela | 67 | 1,144 | / |
| Velela | 67 | 563 | / |
| Fololo | 67 | 515 | / |
| Falila | 67 | 437 | / |
| Fulila | 67 | 273 | / |
| Fulele | 67 | 228 | / |
| Falele | 67 | 49 | / |
| Volala | 67 | 29 | / |
| Volele | 67 | 28 | / |
| Felala | 67 | 24 | / |
| Felila | 67 | 21 | / |
| Folilo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Folalo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fulelo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vulela | 67 | 5 | / |
| Voleli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faalealea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Falelauii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faleli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fa'alelea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Falely | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Falelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuleli | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Folela
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