Phemelo Surname

358,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Phemelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phemelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana7501:2,916374
Namibia1521:15,8512,877
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Phemelo (6,718) may also be a first name.

Phemelo Last Name Facts

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

Phemelo has its highest incidence in Botswana. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Phemelo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phemelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 358,932nd most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,215,392 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phemelo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Phemelo is also the 79,703rd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 6,718 people.

The surname is most widespread in Botswana, where it is borne by 750 people, or 1 in 2,916. Besides Botswana it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Phemelo Last Name Statistics demography

Phemelo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.8% more than the national average, earning R 443,904 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phhemelo931/
Phamehlo803/
Pamelo7753/
Pomelo7728/
Pemela7721/
Pemilo772/
Pemalo771/
Femelo771/
Pimelo771/
Phomolo71226/
Phamela7132/
Pamehlo7128/
Pemelia7110/
Phomela715/
Pemollo711/
Pemelas711/
Pemelah711/
Phimolo711/
Pamelio711/
Pomelio711/
Pommelo710/
Peameela671/
Phemalla671/

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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 Phemelo
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