Fulela Surname

358,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fulela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fulela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4861:111,47713,412
Tanzania3021:175,30315,310
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fulela (218) may also be a first name.

Fulela Last Name Facts

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

Fulela (Hindi: फुलेला, Marathi: फुलेला) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fulela is the 358,044th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,194,024 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fulela live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 611,412th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 218 people.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 486 people, or 1 in 111,477. In South Africa Fulela is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 35 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Fulela is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside.

Fulela Last Name Statistics demography

Fulela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.61% less than the national average, earning R 112,608 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuliela92185/
Foulela921/
Fulila83273/
Fulele83228/
Fulala837/
Folela836/
Fulelo836/
Vulela835/
Filela832/
Fuleli831/
Fihlela77592/
Fullola77163/
Fulaila7721/
Vhulela7711/
Filelha773/
Fuliola773/
Vullela772/
Foulala771/
Filiela771/
Fulaelo771/
Fulailah7114/
Fullaily718/
Fullaila716/
Foulelou711/
Fhihlela711/
Vilela6787,717/
Filola67139/
Fulalo6753/
Vulola6736/
Fulolo6726/
Vulele6726/
Filelo6718/
Vulila679/
Vulala675/
Filila672/
Folely672/
Fullailah672/
Vulelo671/
Folila671/
Foleli671/

Fulela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fulela in the Marathi language
फुलेलाphulela-
Fulela in the Hindi language
फुलेलाphulela85.19
फूलेलाphulela14.81

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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
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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 Fulela
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