Folo Surname

179,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Folo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,6491:44,8035,434
South Africa1661:326,37230,631
Nigeria1301:1,362,63753,337
Croatia1081:39,1547,862
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Solomon Islands471:12,3412,242
Liberia421:104,9658,284
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
Zambia241:660,41325,715
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Congo111:453,55410,703
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Folo (1,551) may also be a first name.

Folo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folo (Hindi: फोलो, Russian: Фоло) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Folo? popularity and diffusion

Folo is the 179,403rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,064,569 people. The last name Folo is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Folo live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 196,784th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 1,551 people.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,649 people, or 1 in 44,803. Excluding The DR Congo this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Folo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Folo last name is chiefly Muslim (74%) in Nigeria.

Folo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.66% less than the national average, earning R 64,980 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folio892,100/
Follo891,619/
Foulo89436/
Fohlo89134/
Foloh89129/
Folou89125/
Folgo89116/
Foolo89111/
Folot8973/
Folos8957/
Fholo8955/
Folop8921/
Foloi899/
Foloz896/
Folho895/
Foloo892/
Foloy891/
Fuolo891/
Foloa891/
Folyo891/
Foilo891/
Foslo890/
Foglio802,424/
Foliot80392/
Follot80205/
Follos80186/
Foulou80117/
Folluo8044/
Foulot8028/
Fouloy8027/
Follio8024/
Folgoș8020/
Follop8018/
Foullo8018/
Foolio807/
Folios806/
Follou804/
Foulop804/
Foulos803/
Folloh802/
Fouloi802/
Folloo801/
Pfohlo801/
Fotlos801/
Fotlou801/
Follod801/
Folloy801/
Phfolo801/
Foolou801/
Fouloh801/
Folotz801/
Fosloo801/
Fooloy801/
Fholio801/
Folout800/
Foilio800/
Fola753,843/
Fulo753,417/
Felo753,050/
Falo752,881/
Volo752,178/
Folliot732,948/
Foulloy73160/
Foulois7333/
Fouliot7333/
Foillot7320/
Fuoglio7314/
Fosello7310/
Foulous735/
Fosillo733/
Fotello732/
Follott732/
Foulouh732/
Folglio731/
Follood731/
Foolios731/
Foulgou731/
Fouloss730/
Foliott730/
Pholo679,194/
Fallo678,810/
Fulop678,097/
Vuolo673,083/
Folla672,317/
Folha672,012/
Foula671,791/
Folia671,680/
Folga671,431/
Folad671,391/
Fullo671,313/
Folau67756/
Foullous67444/
Falou67388/
Folliott67269/
Foleu67253/
Faelo67243/
Foulhoux67239/
Volio67230/
Foola67230/
Feloo67215/
Voloh67202/
Folas67175/
Folah67164/
Vollo67160/
Foullois67116/
Voylo67112/
Falos67112/
Voloj67110/
Feloy67109/
Falot6794/
Falod6775/
Voilo6775/
Faulo6764/
Foila6761/
Feloj6756/
Fohla6755/
Feloi6745/
Faloh6734/
Feulo6729/
Fuloh6726/
Faloa6723/
Folya6722/
Voolo6722/
Fgulo6716/
Fahlo6715/
Fuloi6712/
Foilliot6711/
Fuloa677/
Feelo676/
Fulot675/
Voloy675/
Folaa675/
Folat675/
Faloy674/
Voloș674/
Faloş674/
Follouss674/
Fuloo673/
Fehlo673/
Faalo673/
Foulloux673/
Fuslo672/
Voloi672/
Fatlo672/
Faloi672/
Folap672/
Foela672/
Feloh672/
Voloo672/
Fhulo671/
Faloj671/
Faloo671/
Fulod671/
Fulos671/
Falop671/
Voluo671/
Fuilo671/
Faloï671/
Faslo671/
Fhalo671/
Foyla671/
Volyo671/
Folaz671/
Fojla671/
Fulou671/

Folo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Folo in the Hindi language
फोलोpholo60
फूलोphulo20
फ़ोलोfolo20
Folo in the Russian language
Фолоfolo-

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