Fula Surname

26,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Fula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola15,1841:1,777323
Colombia1,6461:29,0241,887
DR Congo1,0331:71,5198,362
India7221:1,062,41744,082
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
South Africa2281:237,62224,428
Tanzania1691:313,26423,875
Zambia1181:134,3219,923
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Panama1011:38,7352,074
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Ukraine721:632,26068,217
Slovakia521:102,62419,507
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
Iran351:2,193,78675,524
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
England131:4,286,005132,302
China121:113,943,4645,994
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
France51:13,284,544357,392
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Swaziland41:324,550996
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fula (117,162) may also be a first name.

Fula Last Name Facts

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

Fula (Bengali: ফুল, Hindi: फूला, Oriya: ଫୁଲ, Russian: Фула) occurs more in Angola more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Fula click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fula? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,453rd most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 358,163 people. The last name Fula occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Fula live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Fula is also the 8,799th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 117,162 people.

This surname is most common in Angola, where it is held by 15,184 people, or 1 in 1,777. Other than Angola Fula occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 8 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Fula Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fula has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fula Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Fula surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Fula are 25.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Fula earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.14% less than the national average, earning R 177,888 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $23,201,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.67% less than the national average, earning $35,526 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fulga893,571/
Fulla891,920/
Foula891,791/
Fulas891,636/
Fulea891,025/
Fulay89855/
Faula89747/
Fulai89536/
Feula89502/
Fuila89467/
Fulha89270/
Fulat89262/
Fuela89211/
Fulya89208/
Fulaz89129/
Fulia89121/
Fulad8983/
Fulau8921/
Fulah8916/
Fulaa8910/
Fuloa897/
Wfula895/
Fuula894/
Fulaş893/
Fhula891/
Fulaj891/
Fusla891/
Futla891/
Fullah806,797/
Foulad802,596/
Foulla801,021/
Foulah80458/
Faulia80235/
Fullas80108/
Foulga8091/
Foulia8088/
Fulaha8051/
Faulha8050/
Foulas8049/
Fulias8047/
Foulaz8046/
Fuliaș8035/
Fullea8033/
Fuslea8030/
Pfuila8021/
Fullat8020/
Faulad8019/
Foulat8012/
Fulasz8011/
Fulaij8011/
Fhoula8010/
Fauula805/
Fuilah805/
Faulat805/
Fulash804/
Fulaih804/
Fulaya803/
Fullay803/
Foulai803/
Fuglia802/
Foulay802/
Fullia802/
Fhulah801/
Faulau801/
Fulgay801/
Fullya801/
Futlad801/
Fuelau801/
Fuliaa801/
Fuliaş801/
Fahula801/
Foulha801/
Foulya801/
Feulay801/
Feulla801/
Fulloa801/
Fuilay800/
Fulaas800/
Faulas800/
Fila7515,771/
Fola753,843/
Fule753,485/
Fulo753,417/
Vula753,033/
Fuli751,927/
Fuly75602/
Fulj7511/
Fulô751/
Fulé751/
Foullah731,171/
Fusella73947/
Fucella7361/
Fucilla7353/
Fuleova7348/
Fauliau7338/
Fouleau7324/
Fulahad739/
Faullah737/
Foulias736/
Foullas736/
Foulaux735/
Fulaiss734/
Fauleau733/
Fuehlau732/
Fulaitt731/
Fullaha731/
Fullaya731/
Foullay731/
Fullhas731/
Fullias731/
Fouhlia731/
Foulash731/
Foulhas731/
Feullah731/
Feullas731/
Fulop678,097/
Fouly673,873/
Phula673,398/
Fihla672,715/
Folla672,317/
Folha672,012/
Folea671,760/
Folia671,680/
Filia671,512/
Fullo671,313/
Filah671,143/
Vulla671,055/
Fulle67832/
Folau67756/
Fully67661/
Fouli67659/
Foule67517/
Fauli67441/
Foulo67436/
Fulei67352/
Faule67349/
Fulli67316/
Vulea67297/
Vaula67294/
Filea67267/
Foola67230/
Pfila67226/
Vulia67206/
Fulge67196/
Fulep67190/
Fiela67163/
Feuli67139/
Vuela67136/
Filay67128/
Fulgo67104/
Fulio67100/
Fuler6791/
Fuley6790/
Fules6782/
Fusle6781/
Folay6770/
Faulo6764/
Fuscella6753/
Fusellas6746/
Vuila6740/
Fülla6730/
Feulo6729/
Fulgi6728/
Fuloh6726/
Folai6725/
Fhule6724/
Feule6724/
Fuchilla6723/
Folya6722/
Fauly6722/
Fulys6722/
Fuluo6719/
Fuleh6718/
Veula6716/
Fgulo6716/
Vulai6714/
Filai6714/
Vulau6713/
Fuchella6712/
Fuloi6712/
Fulis6711/
Fuelo6711/
Vulah6710/
Fulee678/
Faulí678/
Fulló678/
Filau677/
Fullà677/
Vuyla676/
Faucella675/
Fulot675/
Fullá675/
Folaa675/
Vuula674/
Fuuli674/
Fulie674/
Fuloo673/
Fuile673/
Fulit673/
Fuhli672/
Fuslo672/
Fulho672/
Feullias672/
Vulaa672/
Foela672/
Fhila672/
Fusly671/
Fhulo671/
Fulet671/
Filaa671/
Fuled671/
Fulhe671/
Fulih671/
Fuliz671/
Fulje671/
Fulod671/
Futli671/
Fulos671/
Fuliy671/
Vulay671/
Fussella671/
Fuyli671/
Fușle671/
Fulej671/
Fuilo671/
Foloa671/
Foulault671/
Foulè671/
Foulé671/
Foutlais671/
Fucillas671/
Fhuli671/
Foulj671/
Fulyi671/
Fulhy671/
Fulou671/
Futle670/
Feuly670/

Fula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fula in the Oriya language
ଫୁଲphula95.45
ଫୁଲାphula1.34
ଫୁଳphula0.52
ଫୂଲphula0.41
ଲାକାlaka0.31
ଫୁଲ୍phul0.21
ଫୁଲୁphulu0.1
ଲତାlata0.1
Fula in the Hindi language
फूलाphula84.88
फुलाphula14.97
फूलphula0.04
फ़ूलाfula0.02
फुलphula0.01
भोलाbhola0
फ़ुलाfula0
फुळाphula0
फ्ुलाphula0
फलाphala0
फू़लाphula0
धुलाdhula0
़फूलाphula0
फ्ूलाphula0
्फूलाphula0
Fula in the Bengali language
ফুলphula47.83
ফুলরানীphularani26.09
ফুলাphula8.7
ফুল্লphulla4.35
ফুলবতিphulabati4.35
ফুলমালাphulamala4.35
ফুলবাসীphulabasi4.35
Fula in the Russian language
Фулаfula-

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