Folokwe Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Folokwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2981:53,1884,959
South Africa2201:246,26225,099
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Folokwe Last Name Facts

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

Folokwe occurs most in Zambia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Folokwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folokwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Folokwe is the 596,518th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,960,816 people. The surname Folokwe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Folokwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Folokwe is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 53,188. In Zambia Folokwe is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 99 percent live, Central Province, where 0 percent live and Western Province, where 0 percent live. Excluding Zambia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 42 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Folokwe Last Name Statistics demography

Folokwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.37% less than the national average, earning R 96,552 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folokhwe935/
Fologwe8611/
Felokwe861/
Folongwe801/
Photlokwe7530/
Folegwe7119/
Vologwe715/
Falakwe711/
Felokwai6714/
Fouloungue591/
Fulukwa571/
Phelakwe536/
Falekwai532/
Foloquai531/
Foliaques501/

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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 Folokwe
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