Folomi Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Folomi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folomi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Folomi (10) may also be a first name.

Folomi Last Name Facts

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

Folomi is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folomi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Folomi is the 4,307,654th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Folomi are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Folomi is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

The last name Folomi is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 127,035. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Leribe District, where 63 percent live, Berea District, where 19 percent live and Maseru District, where 19 percent live. Apart from Lesotho it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folomyi923/
Foelomi921/
Fouloumi862/
Folami833,521/
Foloma83678/
Falomi83417/
Folome833/
Folemi831/
Folloma77211/
Faluomi77144/
Folyami779/
Folaami773/
Fhalomi771/
Foulami771/
Faloumi771/
Follami771/
Folamit771/
Folahami7110/
Folahumi711/
Voloumai711/
Fatloumi711/
Faloma67256/
Falami67198/
Falemi6779/
Volami6749/
Valomi6743/
Felami6743/
Volumi6737/
Foluma6735/
Fulami6732/
Felemi6729/
Falome6727/
Volemi6723/
Foleme6714/
Velomi678/
Folahammi673/
Falomí672/
Fulumi672/
Falumi672/
Folume671/
Fuloma671/
Volome671/

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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 Folomi
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