O'Foley Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

O'Foley Surname Definition:

Ó Foghladha A very numerous name in south Munster; to be distinguished from the English Foley.

IF 150; MIF 217

O'Foley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

O'Foley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Foghladha A very numerous name in south Munster; to be distinguished from the English Foley.

IF 150; MIF 217

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

O'Foley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Foley Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Foley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Foley? popularity and diffusion

The last name O'Foley is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. O'Foley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of O'Foley are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

O'Foley is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States O'Foley is most common in: California, where 20 percent live, Colorado, where 20 percent live and Oregon, where 20 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

O'Foley Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofoley922/
Offoley861/
O'Foole860/
O'Folle860/
Ofole83387/
Afoley77421/
Offole7795/
Ofolee7760/
Ofoele7730/
Ofolue778/
Ofolie777/
Ofoleh774/
Offoly771/
Ofoole770/
Ofolaye713/
Ofolawe713/
Offfole711/
Gofolle711/
Offolie711/
Afoleyo711/
Ofaleye711/
Hafoley710/
Efole67906/
Afole67135/
Ofele67125/
Ofule6746/
Ofale6741/
Ofoli6732/
Ofola6710/
O'Fuller675/
O'Fullie671/
Afoly671/
Goffaley670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to O'Foley
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