Folgosa Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Folgosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folgosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1761:1,216,33141,961
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
United States201:18,122,947588,089
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Folgosa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folgosa is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folgosa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Folgosa is the 809,613th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Folgosa reside; 52 percent reside in South America and 51 percent reside in Luso-South America.

Folgosa is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 1,216,331. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Amazonas, where 57 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 36 percent reside and São Paulo, where 5 percent reside. Beside Brazil it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 33 percent reside and Spain, where 8 percent reside.

Folgosa Last Name Statistics demography

Folgosa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.1% more than the national average, earning $51,391 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folosa929/
Folgoso86374/
Folgosi86153/
Fulgosa8617/
Folosea866/
Folgoza866/
Folosia864/
Falgosa862/
Folotsa861/
Folgosy861/
Folgose861/
Follosa861/
Folgassa8018/
Folotsha801/
Volgosha801/
Foloso7787/
Folasa7726/
Falosa778/
Volosa774/
Foloza772/
Folloso711,125/
Fulgosi71690/
Pholosa71167/
Folosho7170/
Volosha7125/
Folgaca7119/
Fulgoso7117/
Folgaci7112/
Folgozi7111/
Faliosa717/
Falyosa716/
Falosha714/
Fulgusa713/
Folouso713/
Folgozo712/
Foluoso712/
Folosio711/
Folgace711/
Folohso711/
Fulgasa711/
Folgaco711/
Faloosa710/
Folousho677/
Folgozzi677/
Foliassa675/
Folgacio672/
Folgacia672/
Fulgossi671/

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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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  • 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 Folgosa
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