Foly Surname
Approximately 5,590 people bear this surname
Foly Surname Definition:
(Irish) Grandson of Foghlaidh (plunderer).
Foly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 1,995 | 1:3,633 | 578 |
| Egypt | 1,830 | 1:50,238 | 4,917 |
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| Benin | 272 | 1:37,999 | 4,906 |
| France | 244 | 1:272,224 | 41,905 |
| Brazil | 123 | 1:1,740,442 | 56,713 |
| Ivory Coast | 66 | 1:349,564 | 12,508 |
| Guinea | 43 | 1:275,205 | 1,059 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Senegal | 9 | 1:1,619,927 | 4,107 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 47 | 1:94,252 | 6,181 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 387 | 1:129,764 | 12,459 |
Foly (415) may also be a first name.
Foly Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) Grandson of Foghlaidh (plunderer).
Foly Demographics
Average Foly Salary in
United States
$37,492 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Foly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﻠﻲ) is most common in Togo. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Foly? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 86,209th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,303,675 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Foly reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Foly is also the 422,034th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 415 people.
Foly is most frequently used in Togo, where it is borne by 1,995 people, or 1 in 3,633. Besides Togo it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 33 percent reside and Ghana, where 16 percent reside.
Foly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Foly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Foly last name fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 88 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Foly Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Foly are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Foly Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻓﻠﻲ | afly | - |
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Foly Reference & Research
Foley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Foley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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