Fulma Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nepal

Fulma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fulma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fulma (658) may also be a first name.

Fulma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fulma (Hindi: फुलमा) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fulma is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Fulma is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Fulma are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fulma is also the 323,699th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 658 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 40 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 20 percent are found and Borno, where 20 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent are found and Nepal, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fulmai9141/
Fulmas9122/
Foulma914/
Fulmah912/
Fulmat911/
Futlmas831/
Fulmaya831/
Folma809/
Vulma802/
Fulme801/
Fulmo801/
Fulmer7313,693/
Fulmes73486/
Faulme7330/
Fulmis7321/
Fulmys7313/
Foolma735/
Foulmo732/
Foulmi731/
Folmai731/
Fullme731/
Faulmy731/
Fullmy730/
Fullmer676,272/
Feulmer6731/
Fulmmer671/
Phulmat671/
Fulmiss670/
Faulmer670/
Fulmetz670/

Fulma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fulma in the Hindi language
फुलमाphulama65.45
फूलमाphulama29.09
फुल्माphulma3.64
फूल्माphulma1.82

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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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  • 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 Fulma
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