Foleni Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Foleni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foleni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1271:363,62121,126
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Foleni (151) may also be a first name.

Foleni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foleni is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foleni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Foleni is the 1,465,390th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Foleni is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Foleni are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Foleni is also the 749,223rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 151 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 363,621. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 97 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 8 percent are found and American Samoa, where 4 percent are found.

Foleni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (83%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folieni9244/
Folheni9210/
Folengi921/
Folegni921/
Foglieni86957/
Fouleini865/
Follieni864/
Faleni831,658/
Folini831,270/
Folena83352/
Folene8399/
Voleni831/
Follini77545/
Falleni77530/
Foligni77148/
Fahleni7737/
Foliene7724/
Foolini7719/
Folhene7718/
Falegni7715/
Fatleni7711/
Folhini778/
Falgeni771/
Fogliene71109/
Folinais7125/
Phohleni712/
Folhiene711/
Falini67934/
Falena67111/
Falene67108/
Foline6742/
Falenh671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Foleni
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis