Fulano Surname

212,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Fulano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fulano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,5441:34,2894,004
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
Colombia631:758,3198,254
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Zambia301:528,33122,995
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446

The alternate forms: Fulaño (1) are calculated separately.

Fulano (379) may also be a first name.

Fulano Last Name Facts

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

Fulano is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Fulaño. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulano? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 212,218th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,754,532 people. Fulano occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Fulano live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Fulano is also the 445,512th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 379 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,544 people, or 1 in 34,289. In Tanzania Fulano is most frequent in: Geita Region, where 31 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 31 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 27 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Fulano occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 7 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.

Fulano Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fulano earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.75% less than the national average, earning R 109,908 per year and in Colombia they earn 155.33% more than the national average, earning $57,965,500 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fulaño941/
Fullano9283/
Fuliano9250/
Foulano9213/
Fuliango861/
Foulanou861/
Fulliano860/
Fulana83200/
Folano8317/
Fulono831/
Fullana772,541/
Follano77330/
Faulana77150/
Fulanah7744/
Fuliana7715/
Fulanga7712/
Folaino771/
Fulongo771/
Feulana771/
Phulano771/
Foulanga719/
Vulliano715/
Fullanas715/
Fulgonno711/
Fulaisna711/
Fhullana711/
Folianno710/
Folanohy710/
Vulana6729/
Folana6719/
Voulliano672/
Vaulliano671/
Fulona671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fulano
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