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
The last name Phama (Hindi: फमा, Tibetan: ཕ་མ་) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Phama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 137,031st most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,227,245 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Phama live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 354,811th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 561 people.
The last name Phama is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,757 people, or 1 in 30,835. In South Africa Phama is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 34 percent live, Free State, where 17 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Besides South Africa it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 34 percent live and Lesotho, where 6 percent live.
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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