Pangalala Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

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

Pangalala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pangalala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Pangalala (21) may also be a first name.

Pangalala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pangalala is most common in The DR Congo. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pangalala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,364,059th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Pangalala are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 21 people.

The surname Pangalala is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Not including The DR Congo Pangalala exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 35 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Pangalala Last Name Statistics demography

Pangalala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.63% less than the national average, earning R 41,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phangalala9527/
Pagalala9473/
Pangalela8947/
Panggalela841/
Phamgalala841/
Phangalela841/
Panalola825/
Pangalelo781/
Phatnotlalai6719/
Pongolola5627/
Pongolela569/
Pongololo568/

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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 Pangalala
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