Phosela Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Phosela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 41 | 1:49,575 | 7,796 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Phosela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phosela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Phosela has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Phosela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,944,094th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phosela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 49,575. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 41 percent reside, Thaba-Tseka District, where 27 percent reside and Mokhotlong District, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Phosela
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