Phovo Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Phovo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phovo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Phovo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phovo is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phovo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Phovo is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Phovo are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Phovo is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povo89244/
Povoa803,189/
Povod801,041/
Posvo80106/
Povou8017/
Phobo8014/
Pouvo806/
Phavo805/
Phova805/
Povos805/
Phowo804/
Povot801/
Poevo800/
Povost736/
Phompo736/
Phouva735/
Pohwoo734/
Phonpo733/
Vhovho732/
Phoowo731/
Phoowa731/
Povods731/
Phoboh731/
Povosd731/
Pabhoo731/
Povoux730/
Pavo671,959/
Fovo671,039/
Powo67810/
Vovo67653/
Pobo67528/
Pova67461/
Phompho67115/
Pevo6742/
Phonpho6734/
Phoosua677/
Panphoo675/
Peheová673/
Phoowat672/
Phoompo672/
Pouvosh671/
Povaova671/
Pahavod671/
Posvott671/
Phompoo671/
Phoboot671/
Phonpoo671/
Phonpoh671/
Paabhoo671/
Ppovost670/

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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 Phovo
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