Foulam Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Foulam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Foulam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foulam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foulam is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foulam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Foulam live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Foulam is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside and West Region, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 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 Foulam
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