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

Foli (Hindi: फोली, Russian: Фоли) is found most frequently in Ghana. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foli? popularity and diffusion

The surname Foli is the 29,934th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 408,197 people. The surname Foli occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Foli live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Foli is also the 126,177th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 3,230 people.

It is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 12,261 people, or 1 in 2,204. Aside from Ghana Foli exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Foli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foli has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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 US average, with 68.85% being registered with the 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

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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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