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 last name Folma (Hindi: फोलमा) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Folma is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Folma reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Luso-South America. Folma is also the 873,022nd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 115 people.

This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil Folma is mostly found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Brazil this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

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
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  • 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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