Phohla Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Phohla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Phohla (9) may also be a first name.
Phohla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phohla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Phohla has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Phohla? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Phohla occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Phohla are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 9 people.
The last name Phohla is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 290,365. In Lesotho Phohla is primarily found in: Berea District, where 71 percent reside, Maseru District, where 14 percent reside and Thaba-Tseka District, where 14 percent reside. Not including Lesotho Phohla is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Phohla
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