Phambala Surname

167,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Phambala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phambala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,5621:6,682962
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England61:9,286,343223,652
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Phambala Last Name Facts

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

Phambala is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phambala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phambala is the 167,770th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,827,918 people. The last name Phambala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phambala reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,562 people, or 1 in 6,682. Besides Malawi it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pambala933,331/
Pamballa881,026/
Pambhala8823/
Phambela8810/
Pambaala8810/
Pambalat882/
Phambalo881/
Pambalad881/
Pambalath8232/
Pambhalla828/
Peambatla821/
Pambali80532/
Pambela80145/
Pombala80106/
Vambala8094/
Panbala8051/
Pambale8050/
Pembala8039/
Pamuala8013/
Fambala809/
Pambola802/
Pammbalath781/
Pemballa75197/
Pombaela7547/
Phembela7542/
Paumbali7533/
Pamballi758/
Pambaali757/
Pambally754/
Pembhala753/
Pambhali752/
Vamballa752/
Pambalis752/
Pombaila751/
Poumbala751/
Pambolla751/
Vambaala751/
Pambalei751/
Panballa751/
Panbaala751/
Pamballo751/
Pahanwala711/
Phangimpahla701/
Panwala671,023/
Pambolo6791/
Vambale6780/
Pembalo6748/
Pombela6742/
Pembela6740/
Vanbala6738/
Vambela6734/
Pombali6732/
Panvala6731/
Pombale6729/
Vambola6719/
Panbela6714/
Vembala6711/
Pombola679/
Panbali673/
Fambela672/
Panbale671/
Pasimballi671/

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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 Phambala
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