Foliga Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Foliga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foliga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Samoa11:193,8081,089
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Foliga (85) may also be a first name.

Foliga Last Name Facts

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

Foliga occurs in The Solomon Islands more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foliga? popularity and diffusion

Foliga is the 4,649,889th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Foliga occurs mostly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Foliga live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 78 percent live in Solomonic Oceania. Foliga is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 85 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Solomon Islands, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 41,431. In The Solomon Islands Foliga is most frequent in: Malaita Province, where 100 percent live. Outside of The Solomon Islands this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 6 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foligah921/
Fouliga921/
Folligah864/
Feliga83488/
Fuliga83244/
Folega83115/
Folige8311/
Voliga836/
Foligo832/
Fèliga831/
Faliga831/
Feligha77414/
Follega77199/
Fuolega77123/
Falliga7739/
Faaliga7719/
Faliuga774/
Falihga771/
Folugha771/
Faligat771/
Foliger770/
Foliguet7198/
Follygah7114/
Foligues714/
Fouliger712/
Faaaliga711/
Fa'aliga711/
Folliger710/
Valiga67303/
Folego67131/
Folliguet6767/
Fuligo6717/
Faluga6715/
Fa'aaliga6714/
Volige6713/
Falega6712/
Veliga6710/
Felega675/
Voligi674/
Folege671/
Faligi671/
Feluga671/
Vuliga671/
Voligo671/
Fulega671/
Falligaus670/
Falligaut670/

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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 Foliga
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