Foulany Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Foulany Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Foulany Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foulany Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foulany (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻼﻥ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foulany? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Foulany live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Foulany is most prevalent in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 50 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Foulany Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foulany in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻼﻥ | flan | 50 |
| ﻓﻮﻻﻧﻲ | fwlany | 50 |
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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 Foulany
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