Phambuka Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Phambuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phambuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
Botswana1211:18,0743,590
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Phambuka (48) may also be a first name.

Phambuka Last Name Facts

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

Phambuka occurs most in South Africa. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phambuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phambuka is the 926,175th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phambuka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used forename internationally, held by 48 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 336,507. In South Africa Phambuka is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 43 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 26 percent reside. Besides South Africa Phambuka exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 42 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Phambuka Last Name Statistics demography

Phambuka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.86% less than the national average, earning R 142,908 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pambuka93482/
Phambuko884/
Phamboka881/
Pambouka881/
Pamboukas8225/
Pambuko80273/
Pambuca8054/
Pamboukkas781/
Pembouka752/
Pambukke751/
Pambuker751/
Pamboukis7127/
Pamboukes7115/
Pamboukij713/
Pomboka671/
Pa'mbokou591/
Pomboko534/
Famboko531/
Vanbuke530/

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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 Phambuka
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