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 most common in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 179,403rd most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,064,569 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Folo are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Folo is also the 196,784th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,551 people.

Folo is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,649 people, or 1 in 44,803. Barring The DR Congo it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Folo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily 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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