Fulama Surname
Approximately 726 people bear this surname
Fulama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 486 | 1:152,016 | 15,865 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Zambia | 14 | 1:1,132,137 | 30,603 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Fulama (2,472) may also be a first name.
Fulama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fulama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fulama (Bengali: ফুলমা, Hindi: फुलमा, Marathi: फुलमा, Oriya: ଫୁଲମା) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fulama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fulama is the 464,191st most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,037,942 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fulama live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 148,650th most widespread first name in the world, held by 2,472 people.
The surname Fulama is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 486 people, or 1 in 152,016. Without taking into account The DR Congo Fulama exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 29 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foulama | 92 | 17 | / |
| Fulamai | 92 | 3 | / |
| Fulhama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fulamay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Filama | 83 | 539 | / |
| Vulama | 83 | 461 | / |
| Fulami | 83 | 32 | / |
| Fulamo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Fulema | 83 | 5 | / |
| Fulame | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fuloma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fulamahah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phulama | 77 | 15 | / |
| Fulgame | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vulamma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Foulami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foulame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Follama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fuleima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fulamed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phulamai | 71 | 768 | / |
| Phulamat | 71 | 7 | / |
| Fouleyma | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vullamma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Phulamma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Faullame | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vaulamaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phulamas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phulamay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folami | 67 | 3,521 | / |
| Foloma | 67 | 678 | / |
| Phulamait | 67 | 249 | / |
| Filamo | 67 | 143 | / |
| Filoma | 67 | 39 | / |
| Folamo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Filema | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vulliamay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Faulhamer | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vilama | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fullaames | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vulame | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fuillaume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fullhames | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faulhaume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fulhammer | 67 | 0 | / |
Fulama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fulama in the Bengali language | ||
| ফুলমা | phulama | - |
| Fulama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫୁଲମା | phulama | 96.15 |
| ଫୂଲମା | phulama | 3.85 |
| Fulama in the Marathi language | ||
| फुलमा | phulama | 95.21 |
| फूलमा | phulama | 3.72 |
| फुलामा | phulama | 1.06 |
| Fulama in the Hindi language | ||
| फुलमा | phulama | 82.93 |
| फूलमा | phulama | 14.63 |
| फुलामा | phulama | 2.44 |
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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
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- 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 Fulama
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