Folleville Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Folleville Surname Definition:
Folleville: from the name of a place in Picardy. The family was seated in Leicestershire in the reign of King Stephen. Probably Foley and Folly come from that name. The ancestor of Lord Foley was but a common workman, yet he may have been descended from the Sieur de Folleville.
Read More About This SurnameFolleville Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Folleville Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Folleville: from the name of a place in Picardy. The family was seated in Leicestershire in the reign of King Stephen. Probably Foley and Folly come from that name. The ancestor of Lord Foley was but a common workman, yet he may have been descended from the Sieur de Folleville.
Folleville Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folleville Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Folleville is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folleville? popularity and diffusion
The surname Folleville is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Folleville occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Folleville are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Folleville is most numerous in France, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 962,648. In France it is most frequent in: Brittany, where 29 percent are found, Martinique, where 28 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 19 percent are found. Barring France this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Argentina, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foleville | 95 | 0 | / |
| Fulliviller | 76 | 0 | / |
| Folliveiler | 76 | 0 | / |
| Falevil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fuliviler | 63 | 1 | / |
| Phallevale | 60 | 5 | / |
| Vulevilj | 56 | 1 | / |
| Foliwale | 56 | 1 | / |
| Velevele | 56 | 1 | / |
| Falovelli | 53 | 1 | / |
| Velavilli | 53 | 1 | / |
| Velivilli | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vallavelli | 50 | 4 | / |
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Footnotes
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