Foulan Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Foulan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 42 | 1:456,953 | 12,306 |
| Algeria | 38 | 1:1,016,620 | 42,167 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Foulan (11) may also be a first name.
Foulan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foulan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foulan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻼﻥ) is found most in Niger. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Foulan.
How Common Is The Last Name Foulan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,980,395th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Foulan live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname Foulan is most numerous in Niger, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 456,953. In Niger Foulan is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 60 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 24 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Niger this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 43 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Foulan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foulan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻼﻥ | flan | - |
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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 Foulan
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