Follas Surname
Approximately 389 people bear this surname
Follas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 179 | 1:25,298 | 4,427 |
| United States | 136 | 1:2,665,139 | 160,299 |
| Greece | 47 | 1:235,740 | 36,293 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Follas Demographics
Follas Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Follas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Follas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Follas is found most frequently in New Zealand. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Follas.
How Common Is The Last Name Follas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 741,235th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. The surname Follas is predominantly found in Oceania, where 49 percent of Follas live; 49 percent live in Australasia and 49 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
This last name is most commonly held in New Zealand, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 25,298. In New Zealand Follas is primarily found in: Auckland Region, where 56 percent live, Waikato Region, where 20 percent live and Bay of Plenty Region, where 9 percent live. Other than New Zealand Follas is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and Greece, where 12 percent live.
Follas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Follas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Follas last name expanded 6,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Follas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Follas last name are 29.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.32% registered to vote for the political party.
Follas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.47% less than the national average, earning $40,359 USD per year.
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Follas Reference & Research
Follis FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Follis FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Follas
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis