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 Political Affiliation
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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) has its highest incidence in Angola. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Fula click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fula? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 26,453rd most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 358,163 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Fula are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Fula is also the 8,799th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 117,162 people.
This surname is most frequent in Angola, where it is carried by 15,184 people, or 1 in 1,777. Besides Angola this surname is found in 59 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Fula Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fula has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fula surname rose 1,540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fula Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Fula last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Fula last name are 25.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.57% registered to vote for the 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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- 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 Fula
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