Folema Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Folema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Folema (3) may also be a first name.

Folema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folema is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Folema live; 67 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 7,463,778th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 3 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Paraná, where 50 percent live and São Paulo, where 50 percent live. Not including Brazil Folema is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouleyma865/
Folleema861/
Foloma83678/
Felema83203/
Folemo8318/
Foleme8314/
Falema8313/
Folima8313/
Fulema835/
Volema833/
Folemi831/
Vollema77272/
Folloma77211/
Foulama7717/
Falemaa7710/
Falemai778/
Faleema774/
Falesma773/
Falemap772/
Pholema771/
Follama771/
Feliema771/
Folomah771/
Falemah771/
Faleyma771/
Fuleima771/
Folemer770/
Falama671,631/
Felima671,128/
Velema67670/
Valema67312/
Faloma67256/
Faleme67179/
Falemi6779/
Volama6768/
Folomo6761/
Falima6746/
Falemo6728/
Folamo6726/
Volemi6723/
Volima6717/
Felyma6717/
Felama679/
Felemo674/
Voloma674/
Folimo672/
Fulemi671/
Fulima671/
Fuleme671/

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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 Folema
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