Phetlhu Surname

381,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Phetlhu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phetlhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7481:72,4309,021
Botswana1821:12,0162,280
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Phetlhu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phetlhu is most common in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phetlhu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phetlhu is the 381,790th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,810,875 people. The last name Phetlhu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phetlhu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 748 people, or 1 in 72,430. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 62 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 11 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Phetlhu Last Name Statistics demography

Phetlhu earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.48% more than the national average, earning R 274,416 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phetlu9248/
Phetlho86481/
Phethlu864/
Petlu831,344/
Phelu8377/
Pheleu77675/
Pettlu7777/
Peetlu7736/
Peatlu7732/
Petluš7726/
Petlus7715/
Phelus7715/
Pelhou7711/
Pelhui776/
Pelhus776/
Petllu774/
Phehlu773/
Phatlu771/
Petluu771/
Petlhoush759/
Pelu733,451/
Pielhau71245/
Phitlho71189/
Petluch719/
Pheileu712/
Phelleu711/
Pheloup711/
Petleus711/
Phelius711/
Pelhaus710/
Pehlu673,107/
Peleu67424/
Pelou67346/
Pelus67329/
Pelho67123/
Peliu67122/
Pelud6785/
Pelux6770/
Pitlu6764/
Pelau6746/
Peslu6739/
Potlu6738/
Patlu6732/
Peelu6729/
Pielu6724/
Peluz6717/
Peluu675/
Pihlu675/
Velhu674/
Fetlu674/
Vetlu674/
Petlusch674/
Philu673/
Peilu673/
Pealu672/
Peylu671/
Pelui671/
Phelloup671/

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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 Phetlhu
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