Phihlela Surname

296,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phihlela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phihlela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0761:50,3516,384
Lesotho2071:9,8192,229
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Phihlela (86) may also be a first name.

Phihlela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phihlela is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phihlela? popularity and diffusion

Phihlela is the 296,572nd most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,666,832 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phihlela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most numerous given name internationally, held by 86 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,076 people, or 1 in 50,351. In South Africa Phihlela is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 59 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 16 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phihlela Last Name Statistics demography

Phihlela earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.49% more than the national average, earning R 402,768 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phithlela943/
Pihlela939/
Phitlela882/
Philhela881/
Fhihlela881/
Philelia881/
Pithlela881/
Pilela8628/
Phitlhela8252/
Fihlela80592/
Phelela8048/
Piletla8020/
Pitlela802/
Phileli801/
Pailela801/
Pileila801/
Puileila7515/
Pheelela753/
Phehleli753/
Phileler751/
Paillela751/
Vilela7187,717/
Pelela71586/
Pulela71316/
Pilola71233/
Pileli7162/
Philollah7140/
Pilele7124/
Pilila7120/
Pilely7114/
Philialay712/
Phitlhelo712/
Filela712/
Pullela672,119/
Phelelo67338/
Pitlele67228/
Pilitla6793/
Pilolla6788/
Pilelis6762/
Phelile6757/
Pilaelo6740/
Pilielo6736/
Pelelas6722/
Philile6713/
Pelelah6713/
Vhulela6711/
Pheleli679/
Vilelea677/
Vilelha676/
Vilaela676/
Petlela676/
Fileula674/
Pilyala674/
Vielela674/
Filelha673/
Vileila673/
Vilelia673/
Fihlele673/
Pelelau673/
Phelele672/
Fitlela672/
Vailela671/
Pitlely671/
Pilesli671/
Pililau671/
Phulelo671/
Pailola671/
Fihlelo671/
Pililay671/
Philala671/
Viliela671/
Philolo671/
Pililya671/
Pelelia671/
Puhlala671/
Filiela671/

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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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  • 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 Phihlela
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