Foolish Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Foolish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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.
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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 Foolish
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