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) is borne by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fula? popularity and diffusion
It is the 26,453rd most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 358,163 people. Fula occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Fula reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Fula is also the 8,799th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 117,162 people.
This surname is most widespread in Angola, where it is carried by 15,184 people, or 1 in 1,777. Outside of Angola this last name exists 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 prevalency of Fula has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Fula 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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