Folofolo Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

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

Folofolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Folofolo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Folofolo Last Name Facts

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

Folofolo is found most in The DR Congo. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folofolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,683,218th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Folofolo live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Excluding The DR Congo Folofolo occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folo Folo941/
Pholofolo8242/
Foulou-Foulou761/
Volovolo7547/
Folefole7534/
Foulfoul755/
Folifoli755/
Falofalo751/
Felofelo751/
Foulfoula719/
Volo Volo712/
Flfl67524/
Feolfil671/
Foleyfoley671/
Fulafula50175/
Falafala5040/
Felafela501/
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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 Folofolo
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