Folomo Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Folomo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 47 | 1:93,799 | 7,591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Folomo (16) may also be a first name.
Folomo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folomo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Folomo is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folomo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,460,878th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Folomo live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 16 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 93,799. In Liberia Folomo is most numerous in: Gbarpolu County, where 21 percent live, Lofa County, where 21 percent live and Bomi County, where 19 percent live. Excluding Liberia Folomo exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foulomo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fouloumo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Falomo | 83 | 1,663 | / |
| Foloma | 83 | 678 | / |
| Folamo | 83 | 26 | / |
| Folemo | 83 | 18 | / |
| Volomo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Felomo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Folloma | 77 | 211 | / |
| Faluomo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Felomou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Folomah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falomooh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Faloma | 67 | 256 | / |
| Falumo | 67 | 104 | / |
| Foluma | 67 | 35 | / |
| Falemo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Falamo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fulamo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fulumo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Velomo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Felamo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Felemo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Voloma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Folema | 67 | 3 | / |
| Valomo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vouloumou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fuloma | 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 Folomo
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