Ulama Surname
Approximately 7,046 people bear this surname
Ulama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4,540 | 1:22,299 | 2,888 |
| Indonesia | 697 | 1:189,741 | 18,149 |
| Turkey | 656 | 1:118,630 | 9,926 |
| Iran | 312 | 1:246,098 | 18,687 |
| Nigeria | 262 | 1:676,117 | 31,456 |
| India | 236 | 1:3,250,277 | 94,785 |
| Uganda | 112 | 1:348,565 | 22,932 |
| Papua New Guinea | 95 | 1:85,829 | 11,359 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Croatia | 28 | 1:151,022 | 20,421 |
| Montenegro | 20 | 1:31,978 | 2,663 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Ulama (3,202) may also be a first name.
Ulama Demographics
Ulama Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ulama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ulama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ulama (Hindi: उलमा, Marathi: फ़ुलमा, Oriya: ଉଲମା) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ulama? popularity and diffusion
Ulama is the 70,194th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,034,281 people. The surname Ulama occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Ulama live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ulama is also the 126,887th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 3,202 people.
The surname Ulama is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 4,540 people, or 1 in 22,299. In The Philippines it is most common in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 67 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 27 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and Turkey, where 9 percent are found.
Ulama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ulama last name is chiefly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.
Ulama earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ulama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ulama in the Hindi language | ||
| उलमा | ulama | 88.89 |
| Ulama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉଲମା | ulama | 77.27 |
| ଉଲାମା | ulama | 13.64 |
| ଊଲମା | ulama | 4.55 |
| ଉଳମା | ulama | 4.55 |
| Ulama in the Marathi language | ||
| फ़ुलमा | fulama | 71.43 |
| उलमा | ulama | 28.57 |
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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 Ulama
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