Foleya Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Foleya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Foleya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foleya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foleya is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foleya? popularity and diffusion
Foleya is the 2,843,861st most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Foleya reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 98 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Foleya is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 177,255. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Foleya
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