Folison Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Folison Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
Folison Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folison Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Folison is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Folison? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Folison occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Folison reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 795,046. In Benin Folison is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 77 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 15 percent reside. Besides Benin this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folisson | 93 | 2 | / |
| Follison | 93 | 0 | / |
| Falison | 86 | 1,152 | / |
| Fulison | 86 | 7 | / |
| Volison | 86 | 2 | / |
| Foleson | 86 | 0 | / |
| Falisong | 80 | 46 | / |
| Fulaison | 80 | 13 | / |
| Folichon | 80 | 7 | / |
| Fallison | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vollison | 80 | 2 | / |
| Falishon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Falioson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fulisson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Follitsen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Falicon | 71 | 132 | / |
| Folizan | 71 | 83 | / |
| Falisan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Volyson | 71 | 3 | / |
| Falyson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fulisan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folesom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fahleson | 67 | 72 | / |
| Falleson | 67 | 17 | / |
| Folgizan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phalison | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phulison | 67 | 1 | / |
| Folaican | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fallyson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valuison | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fulisang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fulaisan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voyleson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fulleson | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Folison
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