Phosholi Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phosholi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phosholi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1811:299,32428,868
Lesotho1771:11,4832,585

Phosholi (28) may also be a first name.

Phosholi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phosholi is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Phosholi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phosholi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 788,513th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phosholi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phosholi is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname Phosholi is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 299,324. In South Africa Phosholi is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 47 percent are found, Gauteng, where 31 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 49 percent are found.

Phosholi Last Name Statistics demography

Phosholi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.23% less than the national average, earning R 89,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Posholi934,429/
Phosoli9310/
Posholli881/
Possoli80228/
Pocholi80120/
Phosali8013/
Posolyi8010/
Posoliy807/
Poshali803/
Phosole801/
Phosola801/
Poshole801/
Posolis801/
Photsali75441/
Pasholli75228/
Phosolee7542/
Possolli7534/
Pashouli7513/
Posholla7513/
Potcholi759/
Phosalit752/
Poshalli752/
Potsolis751/
Phosalai751/
Pascholi751/
Pachholi751/
Poushali751/
Photchali71127/
Posali7194/
Pashotlei7111/
Pozoli719/
Posole714/
Pashoulis712/
Poschalis711/
Poussouli711/
Pousoulis711/
Pashoulia711/
Posola711/
Poshala672,174/
Pasolli67265/
Pacholi67183/
Passoli67133/
Pashali67109/
Phasali6782/
Possali6753/
Posaliy6732/
Possoly6731/
Possole6723/
Poshaly6713/
Pozolli6711/
Poosali6710/
Phosaly677/
Pausoli674/
Poshale674/
Posalia673/
Possola672/
Pasolia672/
Posalie672/
Pashola671/
Poozoli671/
Posolee671/
Posalid671/

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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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  • 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 Phosholi
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