Fulum Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Fulum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fulum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fulum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fulum (Marathi: फुलुम) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fulum? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Fulum live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Fulum is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Fulum is most numerous in: Benue, where 94 percent are found and Enugu, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulume | 91 | 670 | / |
| Fullum | 91 | 654 | / |
| Fulgum | 91 | 21 | / |
| Foulum | 91 | 11 | / |
| Faulum | 91 | 4 | / |
| Fulhum | 91 | 3 | / |
| Fuhlum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fulyum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fulium | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fullium | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fulgaum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fulguhm | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vulum | 80 | 106 | / |
| Filum | 80 | 18 | / |
| Fulun | 80 | 3 | / |
| Folum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vullum | 73 | 191 | / |
| Foloum | 73 | 77 | / |
| Follum | 73 | 75 | / |
| Fuloun | 73 | 62 | / |
| Fullom | 73 | 48 | / |
| Fulung | 73 | 10 | / |
| Phulum | 73 | 8 | / |
| Fulgun | 73 | 7 | / |
| Folium | 73 | 6 | / |
| Vuluum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Filium | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fullun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fileum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fulune | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faulhaume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fuillaume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phulume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouloun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faulung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vouloum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phuulum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fullune | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fulgunn | 67 | 0 | / |
Fulum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fulum in the Marathi language | ||
| फुलुम | phuluma | 92.31 |
| फुलूम | phuluma | 7.69 |
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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 Fulum
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