Fulana Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Fulana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fulana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1391:380,87527,601
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
India51:153,413,076951,030
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Fulana (760) may also be a first name.

Fulana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fulana Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Fulana (Bengali: ফুলনা, Hindi: फुलाना, Marathi: फुलना, Oriya: ଫୁଲଣା) is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,185,157th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Fulana live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Fulana is also the 297,915th most widely held first name globally, held by 760 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 380,875. In Tanzania Fulana is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 81 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Fulana Last Name Statistics demography

Fulana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.48% less than the national average, earning R 60,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fullana922,541/
Faulana92150/
Fulanah9244/
Fuliana9215/
Fulanga9212/
Feulana921/
Fulanaj921/
Foulanga869/
Fullanas865/
Fulaisna861/
Fhullana861/
Fulane838,451/
Fulani837,429/
Fulano831,941/
Fulena83164/
Filana83122/
Vulana8329/
Folana8319/
Fulany835/
Fulona831/
Foulani771,174/
Follana77504/
Foulane77407/
Fullona77261/
Filiana77109/
Fullano7783/
Faulani7759/
Fuliano7750/
Voulana7729/
Faulane7728/
Vuliana7725/
Vuilana7721/
Fulaini7721/
Fullani7720/
Foulano7713/
Fulyani7712/
Fulange778/
Fulangi775/
Vaulana775/
Fulanis774/
Fulaani774/
Fulanet774/
Fihlana773/
Foulany773/
Fulgona773/
Phulana772/
Fuslani772/
Fulamni771/
Folanaa771/
Fulanni771/
Fulaane771/
Vullana771/
Fuliany771/
Fullane770/
Foullane71370/
Foullani71175/
Faulangi7184/
Fauliany7114/
Filianna7114/
Foutlane7114/
Foulangi714/
Fulanett713/
Fulganio712/
Vullanna712/
Fauliani711/
Phulanas711/
Foulanou711/
Faulaner711/
Fuliango711/
Follanaj711/
Foulagne711/
Fullanie711/
Foulaine711/
Foullany711/
Fulliano710/
Folane672,299/
Vilana671,517/
Fuloni6765/
Vulane6764/
Fulone6761/
Filena6735/
Filona6719/
Folano6717/
Folona673/
Vulena671/
Fullatnes671/
Fulono671/
Phulhasna671/
Fulaño671/
Fulony671/

Fulana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fulana in the Bengali language
ফুলনাphulana-
Fulana in the Oriya language
ଫୁଲଣାphulana93.55
ଫୁଲନାphulana3.23
ଫୁଲଣାାଇଁphulanaa'im3.23
Fulana in the Marathi language
फुलनाphulana84.21
फुलाणाphulana10.53
फूलनाphulana5.26
Fulana in the Hindi language
फुलानाphulana82.03
फूलानाphulana17.19
फूलांphulam0.78

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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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  • 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 Fulana
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