Pholoba Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Pholoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pholoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5731:94,55111,547
Botswana941:23,2654,701
England21:27,859,030389,889

Pholoba Last Name Facts

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

Pholoba occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pholoba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pholoba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pholoba is the 493,936th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,893,193 people. The surname Pholoba is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pholoba reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 573 people, or 1 in 94,551. In South Africa Pholoba is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 48 percent reside, Limpopo, where 39 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 14 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Pholoba Last Name Statistics demography

Pholoba earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.67% less than the national average, earning R 169,500 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poloba926/
Pholowa8630/
Polobai8610/
Phaloba861/
Pholeba861/
Phulobai8023/
Polotbay804/
Pholabat801/
Pholobes801/
Paloba77293/
Polowa77288/
Polova77144/
Foloba7758/
Polobi774/
Poleba772/
Polobo771/
Polobe771/
Phoolabai758/
Phullobai756/
Phoolgobi753/
Poylova71647/
Potlova71463/
Polloby71360/
Poloway71272/
Poslova71115/
Poilova7163/
Polgova7127/
Polyova7126/
Pohlova7113/
Pollobi7110/
Folobah719/
Poulova717/
Pahlobi715/
Folloba715/
Polubat715/
Poliova714/
Phuluba713/
Poslaba712/
Pollova712/
Polowah712/
Polohua712/
Volobai711/
Phalaba711/
Pojlaba711/
Potlowa711/
Poloebi711/
Polobed711/
Poloova711/
Poloubo711/
Pollobe711/
Pahloby711/
Patloba711/
Polotva711/
Polabai711/
Polabad711/
Pahlova711/
Phulabai67245/
Polabhai67147/
Phalabat67122/
Polloway6782/
Polatbas6776/
Polyubai6721/
Poolabai6721/
Pohlaeba6720/
Polyubay6718/
Polatbay6712/
Pholawat676/
Pholawad674/
Pollubai674/
Paloubas674/
Phalabai672/
Polousva671/
Polabhat671/
Poulobou671/
Phulabat671/
Phulubai671/
Follobah671/
Poislova671/

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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 Pholoba
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