Pholayo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pholayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pholayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858

Pholayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pholayo is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pholayo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pholayo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pholayo is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pholayo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Pholayo is primarily concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 86 percent live and Gauteng, where 14 percent live.

Pholayo Last Name Statistics demography

Pholayo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.23% less than the national average, earning R 149,160 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polayo925/
Pholay924/
Phoolay861/
Pholyoy861/
Polay83421/
Pollayos803/
Polayoot801/
Pelayo7762,671/
Pollay77626/
Polaya77172/
Palayo77171/
Pholai7777/
Polaye7754/
Poolay7739/
Pholoa7733/
Polayi7724/
Phalay7723/
Folayo7721/
Poliay7717/
Phulay7716/
Poliyo7713/
Polaiy7710/
Poloyo7710/
Poulay776/
Potlay775/
Polyio775/
Pholoi774/
Poslay773/
Poilay773/
Polayu772/
Pholoy772/
Polayy771/
Pehlay771/
Poelay771/
Polays771/
Pholoe771/
Poleyo771/
Pélayo771/
Pholae771/
Pholaj771/
Pholey770/
Pollayi711,053/
Palayot71622/
Phulajy7153/
Phuilay7144/
Photloi7136/
Polayes7135/
Pollaya7132/
Poulaye7115/
Pahlayi7110/
Polayah719/
Pollaye718/
Poollay717/
Folaiyo716/
Phulajo715/
Phalayi714/
Poullay714/
Pholyai714/
Folauyo713/
Pholaji713/
Palayos713/
Polllay713/
Pollahy713/
Pholiya712/
Phalaye712/
Poislay712/
Polayap712/
Photlai712/
Phalajy711/
Phulaiy711/
Hpelayo711/
Pallayo711/
Palayop711/
Polajos711/
Pollaay711/
Poulaya711/
Phollayuth711/
Phoolae711/
Pholaut711/
Phaelay711/
Polayut711/
Poolauy711/
Polai679,643/
Palay674,753/
Poley674,233/
Pelay671,660/
Polea67701/
Pulay67499/
Volay67268/
Polye67248/
Poloy67192/
Poloi67126/
Polae67123/
Polou67122/
Poloa67118/
Polau67111/
Folay6770/
Pahulaya6761/
Poloe6752/
Polaa6729/
Pólay6721/
Polaj6720/
Phalayut6720/
Phulajiy6719/
Poloj6718/
Pollayah676/
Pollayut673/
Poluy672/
Palayová672/
Pollahyi672/
Phalajiy671/
Phalayat671/
Palayott671/
Pulayová671/
Phollaid671/

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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 Pholayo
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