Phama Surname
Approximately 3,272 people bear this surname
Phama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,757 | 1:30,835 | 3,960 |
| Thailand | 1,113 | 1:63,467 | 7,983 |
| Lesotho | 185 | 1:10,987 | 2,487 |
| India | 170 | 1:4,512,149 | 117,295 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Phama (561) may also be a first name.
Phama Demographics
Average Phama Salary in
South Africa
R 108,924
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Phama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phama (Hindi: फमा, Tibetan: ཕ་མ་) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Phama? popularity and diffusion
Phama is the 137,031st most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,227,245 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Phama reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Phama is also the 354,811th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 561 people.
This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,757 people, or 1 in 30,835. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 34 percent are found, Free State, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 16 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 34 percent are found and Lesotho, where 6 percent are found.
Phama Last Name Statistics demography
Phama earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.16% less than the national average, earning R 108,924 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Phama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phama in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཕ་མ་ | pama | - |
| Phama in the Hindi language | ||
| फमा | phama | 83.33 |
| फामा | phama | 16.67 |
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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 Phama
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