Phomela Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Phomela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phomela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Phomela (6) may also be a first name.

Phomela Last Name Facts

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

Phomela is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phomela? popularity and diffusion

Phomela is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phomela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most common given name worldwide, held by 6 people.

The surname Phomela is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Phomela is most common in: Gauteng, where 80 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 20 percent are found.

Phomela Last Name Statistics demography

Phomela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.26% less than the national average, earning R 49,284 per year.

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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 Phomela
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