Folu Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Folu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Folu (747) may also be a first name.
Folu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Folu (Hindi: फोलू) occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Folu.
How Common Is The Last Name Folu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,530,696th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Folu are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 300,818th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 747 people.
The surname Folu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Folu is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 58 percent are found, Oyo, where 10 percent are found and Benue, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Folu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Folu in the Hindi language | ||
| फोलू | pholu | - |
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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 Folu
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