Fufula Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Fufula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Fufula Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Fufula Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fufula Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fufula occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fufula? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Fufula occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fufula live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Fufula is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foufoula8643/
Fufule832/
Fufuly831/
Fufulo831/
Fufuła831/
Foufoulas8077/
Fifila673/
Foufoulou671/
Fufolo671/
Fuffolo622/
Vuphula622/
Foufolou571/
Foufolle571/
Phuphula571/
Fifilo502/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fufula
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