Folma Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Folma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Folma (115) may also be a first name.

Folma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Folma (Hindi: फोलमा) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Folma reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 873,022nd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 115 people.

Folma is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil Folma is mostly found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foolma915/
Foulma914/
Folmai911/
Volma80321/
Falma80199/
Folmi80177/
Folmo8075/
Folme8014/
Fulma807/
Folmer735,186/
Voolma7355/
Folmes7347/
Falmat7344/
Fulmai7341/
Follmi7330/
Fulmas7322/
Fatlma739/
Foulmo732/
Fulmah732/
Falmah732/
Pholma731/
Volmai731/
Fulmat731/
Follme731/
Volmea731/
Foulmi731/
Falmad731/
Folmod731/
Folmie730/
Folmet730/
Fallma730/
Follmer672,880/
Foellmi67114/
Voolmaa6732/
Pholmai6721/
Pholmat679/
Follmez679/
Fahalma675/
Fohlmer675/
Fatilma675/
Pholmas672/
Futlmas671/
Fulmaya671/
Pholmma671/
Fathlma671/
Foolmer671/
Faaslma671/
Folhmer671/
Falmaya671/
Phoolma671/
Facelma671/
Fatelma671/
Fatlmah671/
Follmes671/
Foilmer670/

Folma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Folma in the Hindi language
फोलमाpholama-

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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 Folma
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