Foulane Surname
Approximately 407 people bear this surname
Foulane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Algeria | 133 | 1:290,463 | 28,978 |
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Foulane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foulane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foulane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻼﻥ) is held by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foulane? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 717,442nd most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Foulane live; 91 percent live in North Africa and 91 percent live in Mahgreb.
The surname is most frequent in Morocco, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 144,251. Outside of Morocco this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 33 percent reside and Mauritania, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Foulane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foulane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻼﻥ | flan | 80 |
| ﺍﻟﻔﻼﻥ | alflan | 20 |
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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 Foulane
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