Fula Surname
Approximately 20,347 people bear this surname
Fula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 15,184 | 1:1,777 | 323 |
| Colombia | 1,646 | 1:29,024 | 1,887 |
| DR Congo | 1,033 | 1:71,519 | 8,362 |
| India | 722 | 1:1,062,417 | 44,082 |
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| South Africa | 228 | 1:237,622 | 24,428 |
| Tanzania | 169 | 1:313,264 | 23,875 |
| Zambia | 118 | 1:134,321 | 9,923 |
| Portugal | 104 | 1:100,175 | 4,850 |
| Panama | 101 | 1:38,735 | 2,074 |
| United States | 77 | 1:4,707,259 | 244,676 |
| Kenya | 75 | 1:615,732 | 28,396 |
| Ukraine | 72 | 1:632,260 | 68,217 |
| Slovakia | 52 | 1:102,624 | 19,507 |
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Iran | 35 | 1:2,193,786 | 75,524 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Venezuela | 27 | 1:1,118,670 | 16,331 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Fula (117,162) may also be a first name.
Fula Demographics
Fula Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Fula Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fula in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫୁଲ | phula | 95.45 |
| ଫୁଲା | phula | 1.34 |
| ଫୁଳ | phula | 0.52 |
| ଫୂଲ | phula | 0.41 |
| ଲାକା | laka | 0.31 |
| ଫୁଲ୍ | phul | 0.21 |
| ଫୁଲୁ | phulu | 0.1 |
| ଲତା | lata | 0.1 |
| Fula in the Hindi language | ||
| फूला | phula | 84.88 |
| फुला | phula | 14.97 |
| फूल | phula | 0.04 |
| फ़ूला | fula | 0.02 |
| फुल | phula | 0.01 |
| भोला | bhola | 0 |
| फ़ुला | fula | 0 |
| फुळा | phula | 0 |
| फ्ुला | phula | 0 |
| फला | phala | 0 |
| फू़ला | phula | 0 |
| धुला | dhula | 0 |
| ़फूला | phula | 0 |
| फ्ूला | phula | 0 |
| ्फूला | phula | 0 |
| Fula in the Bengali language | ||
| ফুল | phula | 47.83 |
| ফুলরানী | phularani | 26.09 |
| ফুলা | phula | 8.7 |
| ফুল্ল | phulla | 4.35 |
| ফুলবতি | phulabati | 4.35 |
| ফুলমালা | phulamala | 4.35 |
| ফুলবাসী | phulabasi | 4.35 |
| Fula in the Russian language | ||
| Фула | fula | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fula
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