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
Foulani (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻔﻼﻧﻲ) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foulani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 318,721st most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,207,450 people. This surname is primarily found 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 numerous forename globally, borne by 127 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is carried by 816 people, or 1 in 47,343. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Adrar Province, where 53 percent are found, Algiers Province, where 27 percent are found and Tamanghasset Province, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Algeria this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 20 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.
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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