Foliy Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Foliy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foliy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Foliy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foliy is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foliy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Foliy occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Foliy are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Foliy is most numerous in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Foliy exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and Cameroon, where 17 percent are found.

Foliy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foliy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Foliy surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folliy912/
Foliey910/
Foli8917,853/
Foly895,590/
Folliey830/
Foley80119,017/
Folly8023,943/
Folli804,878/
Fouly803,873/
Folie802,347/
Folio802,100/
Folia801,680/
Fouli80659/
Folis80459/
Fooly80245/
Fosli80140/
Fuoli8078/
Folay8070/
Folyi8051/
Faliy8037/
Foliz8027/
Folai8025/
Folei8023/
Folya8022/
Foili8019/
Foloi809/
Folui808/
Folit806/
Fohli806/
Folhi802/
Pfoli801/
Foloy801/
Foily801/
Foluy801/
Folii801/
Folip801/
Folyo801/
Folgi801/
Folley735,248/
Follis733,845/
Foulis731,092/
Follie73144/
Follay73121/
Follia73117/
Foulia7388/
Foleis7379/
Follit7374/
Foslid7354/
Fouley7346/
Foulie7343/
Fouloy7327/
Foglie7326/
Follio7324/
Foully7324/
Foulhy7316/
Fooley7315/
Folich7311/
Foleys737/
Foolio737/
Foslui736/
Fosley735/
Follys735/
Folaih735/
Foliaj735/
Foulli734/
Folist734/
Follei734/
Foulai733/
Foolay732/
Foulay732/
Folaya732/
Follly732/
Fouloi732/
Folish732/
Foiley731/
Fholly731/
Foliai731/
Folihs731/
Folloy731/
Folyds731/
Foleey731/
Foilly731/
Folhie731/
Folisz731/
Foșlui731/
Foulid731/
Foulit731/
Foulya731/
Foleyz731/
Foilli731/
Follyd731/
Fooloy731/
Fholio731/
Foyley730/
Folays730/
Fohley730/
Follid730/
Foolly730/
Fohlay730/
Foilio730/
Fole6712,920/
Fali674,673/
Fola673,843/
Faly67218/
Foulloy67160/
Foselli6766/
Foulley6764/
Fotelli6750/
Foulois6733/
Folliss6721/
Foleiss6714/
Foolish678/
Fáli678/
Foullie676/
Fholley672/
Footley672/
Focilli672/
Foullis672/
Follitt671/
D'Foley671/
Folheid671/
Folleyd671/
Falliay671/
Foullay671/
Fohlich671/
Fouhlia671/
Foulouy671/
Folleis671/
Folhais671/
Foolitt670/
Fousley670/
Fooleey670/
Fohliss670/
Follist670/

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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 Foliy
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