View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Fulani Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Fulani (Bengali: ফুলনী, Hindi: फूलानी, Marathi: फुलानी, Oriya: ଫୁଲଣୀ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulani? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 67,024^th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 980,959 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Fulani live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fulani is also the 92,392^nd most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 5,331 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,172 people, or 1 in 34,250. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Borno, where 31 percent live, Ondo, where 14 percent live and Kwara, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent live and Malawi, where 6 percent live.

Fulani Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Fulani has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fulani last name rose 1,025 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fulani Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (73%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Fulani surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fulani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.68% less than the national average, earning R 102,936 per year and in United States they earn 30.09% more than the national average, earning $56,132 USD per year.