Foolish Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Foolish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foolish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Foolish (15) may also be a first name.

Foolish Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foolish is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foolish? popularity and diffusion

Foolish is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Foolish live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 10,968,932. In Iran Foolish is most common in: Gilan Province, where 100 percent reside. Other than Iran it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folish922/
Foolios861/
Folis83459/
Fooluich801/
Follis773,845/
Foulis771,092/
Falish77152/
Foleis7779/
Folise7763/
Folies7713/
Folich7711/
Foolio777/
Folios776/
Folaih775/
Volish775/
Folist774/
Folisz771/
Folihs771/
Foelis771/
Fooles770/
Foehlisch7511/
Foli7317,853/
Folitse711,396/
Foliche7152/
Foulois7133/
Folliss7121/
Foleiss7114/
Falisch7113/
Foulise7110/
Fulisch712/
Foullis712/
Falaish711/
Fohlich711/
Fullish711/
Falishe711/
Folhais711/
Foolest711/
Folleis711/
Follist710/
Fohliss710/
Follies710/
Foolitt710/
Folli674,878/
Falih673,039/
Folie672,347/
Folio672,100/
Folia671,680/
Fouli67659/
Volis67489/
Falis67414/
Foles67247/
Fooly67245/
Foola67230/
Foole67172/
Fosli67140/
Foullois67116/
Fuoli6778/
Folys6777/
Foleh6753/
Folyi6751/
Fallisch6750/
Fotellis6742/
Fahlisch6737/
Folic6736/
Fuhlisch6731/
Foliz6727/
Folai6725/
Folei6723/
Foolheea6721/
Foili6719/
Fulis6711/
Foloi679/
Folhe678/
Folui678/
Foliy676/
Folit676/
Fohli676/
Volih675/
Follitse674/
Folix673/
Folhi672/
Folitche672/
Fhohlich671/
Folisova671/
Folii671/
Pfoli671/
Folip671/
Folgi671/
Foutlais671/
Folleist670/

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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 Foolish
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