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Where Does The Last Name Foly Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Foly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﻠﻲ) is found most in Togo. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foly? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 86,209^th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,303,675 people. The surname Foly is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Foly are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Foly is also the 422,034^th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 415 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Togo, where it is carried by 1,995 people, or 1 in 3,633. Outside of Togo this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 33 percent live and Ghana, where 16 percent live.

Foly Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Foly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foly surname contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 88 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Foly Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Foly surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Foly earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.11% less than the national average, earning $37,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.44% less than the national average, earning $41,017 CAD per year.