Folrin Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Folrin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Folrin Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Folrin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Folrin has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folrin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Folrin occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Folrin live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 43 percent live, Lagos, where 29 percent live and Ondo, where 21 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Folrin occurs in one country. It also occurs in Romania, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folrijn921/
Foolrin921/
Foulrin920/
Fulrin831/
Folren831/
Volrin831/
Folrent772/
Faulring71113/
Fahlring710/
Valrin672/
Falren671/
Vollrén626/
Phalrn501/
Valryn501/
Valren500/
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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 Folrin
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