Pafula Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Pafula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Pafula (363) may also be a first name.
Pafula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pafula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pafula (Hindi: पफुला, Oriya: ପଫୁଲ) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pafula.
How Common Is The Last Name Pafula? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Pafula live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 456,894th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 363 people.
The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Luweero District, where 29 percent live, Kampala District, where 14 percent live and Kibaale District, where 14 percent live. Outside of Uganda Pafula occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and Greece, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phafula | 92 | 27 | / |
| Pafuila | 92 | 21 | / |
| Pafulea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pasfulla | 86 | 5 | / |
| Pafoulia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pachfula | 86 | 1 | / |
| Paifulla | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pafila | 83 | 31 | / |
| Pafule | 83 | 6 | / |
| Pafulo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Phafuli | 77 | 108 | / |
| Pafuile | 77 | 103 | / |
| Pafoule | 77 | 30 | / |
| Pafolla | 77 | 9 | / |
| Paufila | 77 | 6 | / |
| Pafuelo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pasfule | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pafeule | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pafilha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pafuili | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pafeulo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Patfule | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pachfule | 71 | 30 | / |
| Pafouleu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pafouleh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pafolo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Phaphulia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pachfhule | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pofuli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pafilo | 67 | 1 | / |
Pafula Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pafula in the Hindi language | ||
| पफुला | paphula | - |
| Pafula in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଫୁଲ | paphula | - |
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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 Pafula
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