Phuka Surname
Approximately 1,426 people bear this surname
Phuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,281 | 1:13,364 | 2,088 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Phuka (148) may also be a first name.
Phuka Demographics
Average Phuka Salary in
South Africa
R 91,308
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Phuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phuka (Hindi: फुका, Oriya: ଫୁକା) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phuka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Phuka is the 272,809th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,110,481 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Phuka live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 757,758th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 148 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 1,281 people, or 1 in 13,364. Beside Malawi Phuka exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Phuka Last Name Statistics demography
Phuka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.58% less than the national average, earning R 91,308 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Phuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phuka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫୁକା | phuka | 90 |
| ଫୂକା | phuka | 10 |
| Phuka in the Hindi language | ||
| फुका | phuka | 50 |
| फूका | phuka | 33.33 |
| फूक | phuka | 16.67 |
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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 Phuka
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