Folena Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Folena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1511:1,417,71147,804
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Italy471:1,301,20677,088
Uruguay331:103,99310,112
Wales131:238,04114,239
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
France21:33,211,361423,184
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Folena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folena is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Folena click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folena? popularity and diffusion

The surname Folena is the 798,040th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. The last name Folena is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Folena reside; 53 percent reside in South America and 43 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Folena is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 1,417,711. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 52 percent live, São Paulo, where 42 percent live and Pernambuco, where 3 percent live. Barring Brazil it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Italy, where 13 percent live.

Folena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Folena has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,238 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Folena Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Folena surname are 12.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Folena earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 133.49% more than the national average, earning €70,116 per year and in United States they earn 52.21% more than the national average, earning $65,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folenga929/
Folina83335/
Felena83239/
Fulena83164/
Foleni83145/
Falena83111/
Volena83102/
Folene8399/
Foleno8359/
Folana8319/
Folyna8317/
Folona833/
Follana77504/
Fallena77299/
Folinas77163/
Follina7797/
Foligna7760/
Folieni7744/
Folinea7727/
Foliene7724/
Folhene7718/
Folgina7710/
Folheni7710/
Faleina778/
Folhyna777/
Foulina774/
Folenou773/
Voleina773/
Folinha772/
Falaena772/
Vollena771/
Follona771/
Folengi771/
Folegni771/
Folanaa771/
Feleina771/
Fahlena771/
Faleyna771/
Fulegna771/
Folanah771/
Falenga771/
Falenas771/
Feelena770/
Foglieni71957/
Fogliene71109/
Folinais7125/
Folhinha717/
Fouleini715/
Follieni714/
Falleyna711/
Foilinha711/
Folhiene711/
Follanaj711/
Felehena711/
Fasleena711/
Falana6717,111/
Folino675,867/
Felana673,137/
Falina672,227/
Faleni671,658/
Folini671,270/
Volina671,091/
Valena67773/
Volyna67420/
Felina67391/
Fuleni67298/
Falyna67251/
Velena67165/
Falona67163/
Folęga67114/
Falene67108/
Fulina6774/
Foline6742/
Voleno6740/
Volana6722/
Folano6717/
Fuleno6715/
Faleno673/
Felona672/
Fălina671/
Falenh671/
Fulene671/
Volona671/
Voleni671/
Vulena671/
Fallenash670/

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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 Folena
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