Folome Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Folome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Folome (30) may also be a first name.

Folome Last Name Facts

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

Folome occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Folome click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folome? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Folome reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Folome is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 30 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent are found and Tanzania, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folom9118/
Foloma83678/
Foloum8377/
Falome8327/
Foilom8324/
Folomi8321/
Foleme8314/
Folosm834/
Follom832/
Folume831/
Volome831/
Folgom830/
Folloma77211/
Fulomea7711/
Pholome775/
Folomyi773/
Falomet771/
Foulame771/
Foelomi771/
Felomey771/
Falomer770/
Volom7398/
Falom738/
Folam737/
Folomova7129/
Faliomea7111/
Fogliame715/
Folhamer712/
Fouloumi712/
Fuliomea711/
Pholhome711/
Folami673,521/
Fulume67670/
Falame67507/
Falomi67417/
Faloma67256/
Faleme67179/
Volume67152/
Falume6737/
Foluma6735/
Vollom6727/
Feleme6720/
Volomh679/
Fallom676/
Volame676/
Pholom674/
Foulam673/
Fulame673/
Valome673/
Velome672/
Falomí672/
Fhalom671/
Follam671/
Voloom671/
Fuloma671/
Faloum671/
Felame671/
Folemi671/
Foolam671/
Vulome671/

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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 Folome
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