Phohleli Surname

212,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phohleli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phohleli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1,2041:1,688173
South Africa7291:74,3189,240
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Phohleli (86) may also be a first name.

Phohleli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phohleli has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phohleli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phohleli is the 212,798th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,766,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phohleli are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most widely held first name in the world, held by 86 people.

This surname is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is held by 1,204 people, or 1 in 1,688. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 69 percent live, Mafeteng District, where 15 percent live and Berea District, where 6 percent live. Not including Lesotho this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 38 percent live and Japan, where 0 percent live.

Phohleli Last Name Statistics demography

Phohleli earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.9% less than the national average, earning R 109,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohleli9394/
Phohlelidd891/
Phohlele8885/
Phehleli883/
Phahleli881/
Poleli8611/
Pholele80122/
Polelei8026/
Pheleli809/
Polleli803/
Pahleli802/
Polelio802/
Pohlela802/
Pholela801/
Polelia801/
Polelis800/
Phahloli7586/
Poulelis7529/
Phahlele7520/
Phohlile751/
Phaloeli751/
Polela71687/
Policelli71602/
Paleli71184/
Poliselli71124/
Politelli71114/
Polali7155/
Poleselli7147/
Peleli7145/
Polele7135/
Voleli712/
Pooleelie711/
Foleli711/
Phahlehle711/
Polyselli711/
Phalali67637/
Phalole67509/
Pollicelli67199/
Pollali67157/
Palelei67148/
Phelile6757/
Poleley6753/
Pauleli6740/
Palelio6728/
Polyloi6727/
Palleli6726/
Phalele6721/
Vouleli6721/
Pholila6719/
Palelis6717/
Palolli6714/
Polalai6714/
Polalei6714/
Polloli6712/
Pholile677/
Polylei677/
Pollela676/
Phalela676/
Polylui675/
Poleela674/
Pololyi674/
Pololai673/
Polalyi673/
Phelele672/
Pololiy672/
Polaali671/
Polelya671/
Pahlele671/
Paaleli671/
Palaeli671/
Fehleli671/
Palelia671/
Pollila671/
Polisselli671/
Pollili670/

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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 Phohleli
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