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Where Does The Last Name Folly Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Folly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻠﻲ) is more frequently found in Togo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folly? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 22,688^th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 304,371 people. The last name Folly occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Folly reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Folly is also the 35,858^th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 21,469 people.

Folly is most commonly held in Togo, where it is held by 17,115 people, or 1 in 423. Beside Togo it exists in 58 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 10 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Folly Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Folly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Folly surname contracted 22 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Folly Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Folly last name are 1.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.72% registered with the political party.

The amount Folly earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 8.07% less than the national average, earning R 218,472 per year; in United States they earn 20.94% less than the national average, earning $34,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.07% less than the national average, earning $31,762 CAD per year.