Foullani Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Foullani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 158 | 1:244,503 | 26,536 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Foullani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foullani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foullani (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻼﻥ) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Foullani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foullani? popularity and diffusion
Foullani is the 1,295,379th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname Foullani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Foullani reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Mahgreb.
This last name is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 244,503. In Algeria Foullani is most common in: Adrar Province, where 74 percent are found, Tamanghasset Province, where 24 percent are found and Béchar Province, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Algeria Foullani exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 5 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Foullani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foullani 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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- 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 Foullani
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