Folorunso Surname

17,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Folorunso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Folorunso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31,4021:5,641706
England1791:311,27423,420
United States751:4,832,786249,377
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Folorunso (15,221) may also be a first name.

Folorunso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folorunso is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Folorunso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Folorunso is the 17,467th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 229,724 people. The last name Folorunso occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Folorunso live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 45,929th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 15,221 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 31,402 people, or 1 in 5,641. In Nigeria Folorunso is most common in: Osun, where 21 percent reside, Ekiti, where 19 percent reside and Ondo, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Folorunso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Folorunso last name is chiefly Christian (86%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Folorunso last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Folorunso earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $43,280 USD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Folorunso
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