Pholosa Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pholosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pholosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1171:17,3723,723
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Pholosa (16) may also be a first name.

Pholosa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pholosa occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pholosa.

How Common Is The Last Name Pholosa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,338,236th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. Pholosa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pholosa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Pholosa is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.

Pholosa is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 17,372. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Butha-Buthe District, where 96 percent are found, Leribe District, where 3 percent are found and Maseru District, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Pholosa Last Name Statistics demography

Pholosa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.05% less than the national average, earning R 109,188 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polosa92385/
Pholosi86766/
Pholose86427/
Polosha8627/
Pholesa8627/
Pholoso8622/
Pholasa869/
Polosca862/
Pholusa861/
Poliosa861/
Pollosa861/
Potlotsa8010/
Pholoshi802/
Polossat801/
Pahlosai801/
Pholoshe801/
Pholosie801/
Pholutsa801/
Polasa772,571/
Poloso77800/
Polesa77313/
Pelosa77207/
Palosa77150/
Polosi7793/
Polose7743/
Poloja7717/
Poloza779/
Folosa779/
Polusa778/
Pulosa777/
Volosa774/
Poloca772/
Pouloutsa751/
Pahloosai751/
Poulose717,448/
Polloso711,311/
Phulusa71735/
Polesha71389/
Folgosa71345/
Polosse71164/
Paliosa71163/
Pologea71157/
Polessa71117/
Poloshi7157/
Palhosa7137/
Polotca7135/
Polaasa7127/
Volosha7125/
Polosso7121/
Polojaz7120/
Paloosa7120/
Pouloutsas7117/
Polussa7115/
Pholusi7115/
Palozsa7114/
Polesea7112/
Pullosa7110/
Polioso7110/
Paulosa719/
Palosai719/
Polocha718/
Folosea716/
Polusha716/
Polasha715/
Polasat715/
Phalasa715/
Folosia714/
Pulyosa714/
Polojai713/
Polasai713/
Pollasa713/
Puolose713/
Pallosa713/
Pelosha713/
Potloja712/
Polyusa712/
Pulgosa712/
Polouse712/
Polosie712/
Palosha712/
Polosyi712/
Polousy711/
Polozai711/
Potlasa711/
Poluose711/
Polasaa711/
Polloca711/
Polosio711/
Poolose711/
Pholaso711/
Poulosi711/
Polossi711/
Palosah711/
Palosas711/
Pholoze711/
Peliosa711/
Polatsa711/
Polajos711/
Poliasa711/
Polutsa711/
Polyoso711/
Polojos711/
Polosco711/
Polotso711/
Poloțca711/
Follosa711/
Folotsa711/
Phulosi711/
Pholaxa711/
Polassa711/
Polyoza711/
Pulosha711/
Pagliosa67537/
Polozhai67459/
Pollosco67188/
Phalatsa67131/
Polozhay67125/
Potlozha6790/
Potlogea6771/
Phulasay6755/
Pollosse6740/
Pallosha6729/
Phulasah6719/
Polozgai6713/
Poleshaj6711/
Pollioso6710/
Polacios678/
Poulouse678/
Paloshah678/
Polosych678/
Poloschi676/
Pholushe676/
Phalasat675/
Polyusha674/
Potlogia674/
Phalasay673/
Paloscai673/
Palossai673/
Polocios673/
Polosich672/
Phalasai672/
Phalasap672/
Pholasit672/
Polasaya671/
Polazios671/
Pouloose671/
Phaulosi671/
Pholozzi671/
Paloshay671/
Paloutsa671/
Pholocie671/
Polloshi671/
Pollosio671/
Pollozos671/
Polochis671/
Folotsha671/
Ppoulose671/
Phohleza671/
Pholatsi671/
Poleshai671/
Polochai671/
Pollasap671/
Pollasia671/
Pollessa671/
Polushai671/
Polassha670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pholosa
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