Phomolo Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Phomolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phomolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1761:12,4262,362
Lesotho401:50,8147,910
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016

Phomolo (3,575) may also be a first name.

Phomolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phomolo occurs in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phomolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,088,856th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. Phomolo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phomolo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phomolo is also the 118,421st most commonly used given name in the world, held by 3,575 people.

The surname Phomolo is most widely held in Botswana, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 12,426. Beside Botswana it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Phomolo Last Name Statistics demography

Phomolo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.11% less than the national average, earning R 78,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pomolo92103/
Phomola8616/
Phumolo861/
Pomotlo861/
Pomoilio801/
Pomalo77122/
Pomelo7728/
Pamolo777/
Pomulo776/
Pomola773/
Pómolo771/
Fomolo771/
Phommalot751/
Phemelo711,010/
Phamola71202/
Pomaloy71202/
Poimalo7142/
Pomaalo7119/
Pomaloh717/
Poymalo715/
Phomela715/
Pamoloh714/
Poimola714/
Phumalo714/
Phommaloth712/
Pemollo711/
Phumulo711/
Pomgola711/
Phomula711/
Pamolou711/
Pommelo710/
Phommala6794/
Phumotla678/
Phoomala677/
Phoumala677/
Phamehlo673/
Pomaloha671/
Phhemelo671/

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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 Phomolo
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