Foulani Surname
Approximately 1,174 people bear this surname
Foulani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 816 | 1:47,343 | 8,255 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Niger | 41 | 1:468,098 | 12,501 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Foulani (127) may also be a first name.
Foulani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foulani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foulani (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻔﻼﻧﻲ) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foulani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 318,721st most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,207,450 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Foulani live; 90 percent live in North Africa and 90 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 825,494th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 127 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is borne by 816 people, or 1 in 47,343. In Algeria Foulani is most numerous in: Adrar Province, where 53 percent live, Algiers Province, where 27 percent live and Tamanghasset Province, where 14 percent live. Not including Algeria this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 20 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Foulani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foulani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻔﻼﻧﻲ | alflany | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻔﻼﻧﻰ | alflany | 33.33 |
| ﻓﻼﻧﻲ | flany | 33.33 |
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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 Foulani
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