Foloso Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Foloso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foloso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Foloso (10) may also be a first name.

Foloso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foloso is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Foloso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,007,164th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Foloso occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Foloso reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 71 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Foloso is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Beside The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folloso921,125/
Folgoso92374/
Folosho9270/
Folouso923/
Foluoso922/
Folohso921/
Folosco921/
Folosio921/
Follosco86867/
Folousho867/
Foulosco861/
Voloso83471/
Foluso83382/
Foleso8329/
Folosa839/
Feloso835/
Foloco831/
Folojo831/
Folohusho802/
Follousho801/
Folgosa77345/
Fulloso77185/
Pholoso7722/
Folozoa7721/
Fulgoso7717/
Folosia774/
Folluso773/
Folleso773/
Folocio772/
Folgozo772/
Folocho772/
Folloco772/
Falosio771/
Folusso771/
Folotsa771/
Follosa771/
Falloso771/
Falosho771/
Folaeso771/
Volloso771/
Volosho771/
Folotsha711/
Fullosos711/
Veloso67132,933/
Fogliasso67274/
Faloutsos67152/
Faloutsou6750/
Folasa6726/
Faluso6723/
Felosa6718/
Valoso6716/
Falosa678/
Felaso677/
Falojo676/
Fulaso676/
Faloco675/
Volosa674/
Faleso674/
Foloza672/
Volozo672/
Fallossou671/
Falozo671/
Falaso671/
Volaso671/
Véloso671/
Felozo671/
Folaco671/
Folesa671/
Foloca670/

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