Phaluma Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Phaluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phaluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Phaluma Last Name Facts

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

Phaluma is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phaluma? popularity and diffusion

Phaluma is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phaluma are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Phaluma is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paluma92329/
Palouma863,783/
Phalima86125/
Palumaa86100/
Palauma8619/
Palumas8615/
Pauluma868/
Phalume867/
Palumah861/
Phaloma861/
Payluma861/
Paulusma80778/
Pallouma804/
Paulumah803/
Paloma7714,923/
Palima774,944/
Faluma77259/
Valuma77191/
Palume77174/
Palumo7749/
Poluma7727/
Palumi775/
Peluma775/
Palumé771/
Pallgumma755/
Palusmath751/
Palomaa71349/
Palummo71223/
Paulima71163/
Pholoma7187/
Paliema7176/
Palummi7153/
Palumäe7149/
Palimai7124/
Failuma7115/
Paloume7113/
Palloma7112/
Phelima7111/
Pauloma719/
Paloumy719/
Palimma714/
Palusme714/
Paloumi714/
Palimau713/
Valouma712/
Paloumé712/
Polumah711/
Pallima711/
Paaloma711/
Palumes711/
Polouma711/
Peleuma711/
Paelima711/
Palomay711/
Palumos711/
Palomoa711/
Palumgo711/
Vhalumi711/
Falouma711/
Palumets6785/
Põllumaa6735/
Paloumet6716/
Palhomaa6716/
Palumägi678/
Pailomaa678/
Palumhøj676/
Falgouma675/
Palloumi674/
Paulaumi673/
Pollumaa672/
Paulusme671/
Paulomaa671/
Palloume671/
Pallimay671/
Poloumai671/
Poulouma671/
Paulomah671/
Paloumis671/
Pallimma671/
Polhumas671/
Paalimaa671/

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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 Phaluma
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