Foolchand Surname

391,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Foolchand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foolchand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius7621:1,697242
South Africa741:732,13151,520
England371:1,505,89364,828
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Foolchand (5,981) may also be a first name.

Foolchand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foolchand (Hindi: फूलचन्द, Marathi: फ़ुलचंद) is most common in Mauritius. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Foolchand click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foolchand? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 391,429th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,061,445 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Foolchand live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 85,837th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 5,981 people.

Foolchand is most numerous in Mauritius, where it is borne by 762 people, or 1 in 1,697. In Mauritius it is most frequent in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 25 percent live, Grand Port District, where 20 percent live and Rivière du Rempart District, where 19 percent live. Aside from Mauritius Foolchand occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Foolchand Last Name Statistics demography

Foolchand earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.14% less than the national average, earning R 154,140 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folchand944/
Foulchand891/
Folchan881/
Phoolchand84141/
Fulchand822,551/
Folschan822/
Folchain821/
Folcan8011/
Phoolchan7830/
Folchahyn781/
Foolhshan781/
Volchan75195/
Falcand7584/
Folsand751/
Phoulchand7426/
Folchanova744/
Pholchan7180/
Valchand719/
Volschan713/
Foolsham710/
Falcan67282/
Foljan67110/
Phulchand6785/
Folzan6745/
Fălcan674/
Folsan673/
Folcon672/
Foulshane670/

Foolchand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foolchand in the Marathi language
फ़ुलचंदfulacanda-
Foolchand in the Hindi language
फूलचन्दphulacanda93.61
फूलचंदphulacanda5.36
फूलचन्द्phulacand0.77
फुलचन्दphulacanda0.11
फूलचंद्phulacand0.06
फूलचन्द़phulacanda0.06
फूलचन््दphulacanda0.03

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Footnotes

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