Folomi Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Folomi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 16 | 1:127,035 | 12,091 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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
The last name Folomi is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Folomi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,307,654th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Folomi live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 10 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 127,035. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 63 percent reside, Berea District, where 19 percent reside and Maseru District, where 19 percent reside. Besides Lesotho Folomi occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folomyi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Foelomi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fouloumi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Folami | 83 | 3,521 | / |
| Foloma | 83 | 678 | / |
| Falomi | 83 | 417 | / |
| Folome | 83 | 3 | / |
| Folemi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Folloma | 77 | 211 | / |
| Faluomi | 77 | 144 | / |
| Folyami | 77 | 9 | / |
| Folaami | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fhalomi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foulami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faloumi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Follami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Folamit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Folahami | 71 | 10 | / |
| Folahumi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Voloumai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fatloumi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faloma | 67 | 256 | / |
| Falami | 67 | 198 | / |
| Falemi | 67 | 79 | / |
| Volami | 67 | 49 | / |
| Valomi | 67 | 43 | / |
| Felami | 67 | 43 | / |
| Volumi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Foluma | 67 | 35 | / |
| Fulami | 67 | 32 | / |
| Felemi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Falome | 67 | 27 | / |
| Volemi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Foleme | 67 | 14 | / |
| Velomi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Folahammi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Falomí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fulumi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Falumi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Folume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuloma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volome | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Folomi
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