Folja Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Folja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia141:302,04329,715
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Folja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folja is most common in Croatia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folja? popularity and diffusion

Folja is the 4,116,508th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Folja occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Folja live; 65 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 65 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Folja is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 302,043. In Croatia Folja is most common in: Istria County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Croatia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Folja Last Name Statistics demography

Folja earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $51,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foldja9128/
Foljoa9110/
Folija918/
Folea801,760/
Felja80336/
Volja8011/
Folca809/
Falja803/
Folsa802/
Folía801/
Follea73214/
Folgia7329/
Foleza731/
Fuljha731/
Folcha731/
Foldjo731/
Folesa731/
Follía731/
Foléas731/
Foléat731/
Folías731/
Foșlea731/
Feljau731/
Fuljad731/
Foljer730/
Follesa67682/
Faslija6759/
Folaiya6732/
Folsach6726/
Folaiyo676/
Fuljeat675/
Fooljho674/
Falejia674/
Folleza673/
Foldjoi672/
Folléas672/
Falijah672/
Fooljee671/
Falijat671/
Fuljaha671/
Foldjou671/
Fouldjo671/
Folsath670/

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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 Folja
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