Fulama Surname

464,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Fulama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fulama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4861:152,01615,865
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Zambia141:1,132,13730,603
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

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 surname Fulama (Bengali: ফুলমা, Hindi: फुलमा, Marathi: फुलमा, Oriya: ଫୁଲମା) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 464,191st most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 10,037,942 people. The last name Fulama occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fulama are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 148,650th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 2,472 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 152,016. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 29 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foulama9217/
Fulamai923/
Fulhama921/
Fulamay921/
Filama83539/
Vulama83461/
Fulami8332/
Fulamo8310/
Fulema835/
Fulame833/
Fuloma831/
Fulamahah801/
Phulama7715/
Fulgame774/
Vulamma772/
Foulami771/
Foulame771/
Follama771/
Fuleima771/
Fulamed771/
Phulamai71768/
Phulamat717/
Fouleyma715/
Vullamma714/
Phulamma713/
Faullame712/
Vaulamaa711/
Phulamas711/
Phulamay711/
Folami673,521/
Foloma67678/
Phulamait67249/
Filamo67143/
Filoma6739/
Folamo6726/
Filema6715/
Vulliamay679/
Faulhamer678/
Vilama676/
Fullaames676/
Vulame674/
Fuillaume671/
Fullhames671/
Faulhaume671/
Fulhammer670/

Fulama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fulama in the Bengali language
ফুলমাphulama-
Fulama in the Oriya language
ଫୁଲମାphulama96.15
ଫୂଲମାphulama3.85
Fulama in the Marathi language
फुलमाphulama95.21
फूलमाphulama3.72
फुलामाphulama1.06
Fulama in the Hindi language
फुलमाphulama82.93
फूलमाphulama14.63
फुलामाphulama2.44

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fulama
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