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 surname Folela is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 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.
Folela is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 406,512. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 100 percent live. Other than Lesotho Folela is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent live.
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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