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

The surname Fulela (Hindi: फुलेला, Marathi: फुलेला) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fulela is the 358,044th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,194,024 people. The last name Fulela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fulela are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Fulela is also the 611,412th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 218 people.

Fulela is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 111,477. In South Africa Fulela is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 35 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found.

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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