Fulume Surname

493,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Fulume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fulume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6231:118,58712,916
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Fulume (42) may also be a first name.

Fulume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fulume is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulume? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fulume is the 493,410th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,876,934 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fulume live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fulume is also the 1,566,439th most common first name world-wide, borne by 42 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 118,587. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fulumes921/
Fulum9121/
Fullum83654/
Fuluma8335/
Fulgum8321/
Foulum8311/
Faulum834/
Fulhum833/
Fulumi832/
Fulyum831/
Fulium831/
Fuhlum831/
Folume831/
Faulhaume801/
Fuillaume801/
Faulime7736/
Fulomea7711/
Fullium773/
Phulume771/
Ffuluma771/
Vulumea771/
Fullumj771/
Fulguhm771/
Fulgaum771/
Vulum73106/
Folum731/
Phulumes714/
Fouloumi712/
Vuilaume711/
Vullaume711/
Vuillaume674,344/
Vullum67191/
Foloum6777/
Follum6775/
Fullom6748/
Foluma6735/
Phulum678/
Folium676/
Vuluum674/
Folome673/
Vilume673/
Vulime671/
Fuloma671/
Fulimi671/

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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 Fulume
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