Phalafala Surname

436,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Phalafala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phalafala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7581:71,4758,906
Lesotho261:78,1759,832
England31:18,572,686338,250

Phalafala (27) may also be a first name.

Phalafala Last Name Facts

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

Phalafala occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phalafala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phalafala is the 436,213th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,259,906 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phalafala live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 758 people, or 1 in 71,475. In South Africa Phalafala is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 50 percent reside, Gauteng, where 45 percent reside and North West, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 3 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phalafala Last Name Statistics demography

Phalafala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.67% less than the national average, earning R 148,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palafala948/
Phalafale891/
Phalafola891/
Phalaphala8438/
Falafala8240/
Phahlaphahla7610/
Phatlaphatla767/
Falafale71561/
Pelafalo7155/
Falafali711/
Phatlaaphatlha701/
Falafelah6724/
Phelaphela6344/
Pholaphola6313/
Felafela591/
Pholofolo5642/

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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 Phalafala
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