Foli Surname

29,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Foli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana12,2611:2,204358
Togo2,8351:2,557336
Nigeria3951:448,46322,923
South Africa3761:144,09016,481
Italy3311:184,76327,357
United States3181:1,139,80881,930
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Denmark1901:29,7093,082
France1841:360,99353,985
Brazil1591:1,346,37945,774
Solomon Islands1041:5,577775
Ivory Coast811:284,83010,886
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Benin631:164,05716,557
England521:1,071,50151,923
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
India91:85,229,487684,495
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Foli (3,230) may also be a first name.

Foli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foli (Hindi: फोली, Russian: Фоли) is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foli is the 29,934th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 408,197 people. The surname Foli is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Foli reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Foli is also the 126,177th most common given name world-wide, borne by 3,230 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 12,261 people, or 1 in 2,204. Not including Ghana this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Foli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foli has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foli surname expanded 4,543 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foli Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Foli surname are 22.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Foli earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 57.01% more than the national average, earning €47,151 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.62% less than the national average, earning R 117,336 per year and in United States they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning $46,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folli894,878/
Folie892,347/
Folio892,100/
Folia891,680/
Fouli89659/
Folis89459/
Fosli89140/
Fuoli8978/
Folyi8951/
Foliz8927/
Folai8925/
Folei8923/
Foili8919/
Foloi899/
Folui898/
Folit896/
Foliy896/
Fohli896/
Folhi892/
Pfoli891/
Folii891/
Folip891/
Folgi891/
Follis803,845/
Foulis801,092/
Follie80144/
Follia80117/
Foulia8088/
Foleis8079/
Follit8074/
Foslid8054/
Foulie8043/
Foglie8026/
Follio8024/
Folich8011/
Foolio807/
Foslui806/
Folaih805/
Foliaj805/
Foulli804/
Folist804/
Follei804/
Foulai803/
Fouloi802/
Folish802/
Folliy802/
Foliai801/
Folihs801/
Folhie801/
Folisz801/
Foșlui801/
Foulid801/
Foulit801/
Foilli801/
Fholio801/
Follid800/
Foliey800/
Foilio800/
Fole7512,920/
Foly755,590/
Fali754,673/
Fola753,843/
Fáli758/
Foselli7366/
Fotelli7350/
Foulois7333/
Folliss7321/
Foleiss7314/
Foolish738/
Foullie736/
Focilli732/
Foullis732/
Follitt731/
Folheid731/
Fohlich731/
Fouhlia731/
Folleis731/
Folhais731/
Foolitt730/
Folliey730/
Fohliss730/
Follist730/
Foley67119,017/
Folly6723,943/
Fouly673,873/
Falih673,039/
Folla672,317/
Foyle672,292/
Fahli672,265/
Folle671,895/
Foula671,791/
Folea671,760/
Falia671,614/
Falip67932/
Falli67880/
Falhi67622/
Foule67517/
Volli67517/
Fauli67441/
Falai67421/
Falis67414/
Fasli67365/
Fatli67296/
Foleu67253/
Foles67247/
Fooly67245/
Folee67240/
Foola67230/
Folge67178/
Foole67172/
Feuli67139/
Fotle67128/
Falyi67128/
Falit67123/
Foler67122/
Foullois67116/
Volei67105/
Falei6781/
Folay6770/
Foila6761/
Foleh6753/
Fotellis6742/
Volij6740/
Faliy6737/
Faali6734/
Folet6731/
Fosle6730/
Falid6729/
Voili6728/
Faliz6725/
Falio6724/
Volui6723/
Folya6722/
Fohle6721/
Volai6713/
Foile6711/
Fhole678/
Folhe678/
Folej678/
Vuoli677/
Falie676/
Falgi676/
Volie675/
Volih675/
Folaa675/
Volyi674/
Falii673/
Fhali673/
Fosselli673/
Voloi672/
Vohli672/
Faloi672/
Follé672/
Foscelli671/
Foloy671/
Fooluich671/
Volii671/
Foily671/
Foluy671/
Volêi671/
Fhohlich671/
Follí671/
Hfali671/
Faliś671/
Folep671/
Foloa671/
Folyo671/
Foïle671/
Foulè671/
Foulé671/
Foutlais671/
Foyla671/
Foulj671/
Fojla671/
Folleist670/

Foli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foli in the Hindi language
फोलीpholi-
Foli in the Russian language
Фолиfoli-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foli
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