Foluma Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Foluma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Foluma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foluma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foluma occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foluma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Foluma is the 3,323,005th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Foluma are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea Foluma is primarily concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Foluma is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foloma | 83 | 678 | / |
| Faluma | 83 | 259 | / |
| Fuluma | 83 | 35 | / |
| Folima | 83 | 13 | / |
| Folume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Folloma | 77 | 211 | / |
| Folomah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fulusma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falouma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ffuluma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falgouma | 71 | 5 | / |
| Fouloumi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fouloumo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Voloumai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folahumi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Felima | 67 | 1,128 | / |
| Fulume | 67 | 670 | / |
| Faloma | 67 | 256 | / |
| Valuma | 67 | 191 | / |
| Volume | 67 | 152 | / |
| Falumo | 67 | 104 | / |
| Veluma | 67 | 66 | / |
| Folomo | 67 | 61 | / |
| Falima | 67 | 46 | / |
| Falume | 67 | 37 | / |
| Volumi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Folomi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Volima | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fulumo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vuluma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Folome | 67 | 3 | / |
| Falumi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fulumi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Folimo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fuloma | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Foluma
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