Phumela Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Phumela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phumela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322

Phumela (1,151) may also be a first name.

Phumela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phumela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Phumela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phumela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phumela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phumela is also the 234,520th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 1,151 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa Phumela is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 77 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 8 percent reside and Free State, where 8 percent reside.

Phumela Last Name Statistics demography

Phumela earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning R 234,720 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pumela9270/
Phumila861,089/
Phumala86637/
Phumelo8625/
Pumelia8611/
Paumela868/
Phomela865/
Phumele862/
Phummala801,191/
Phumalai80366/
Phumilai801/
Pomela77166/
Pumala77141/
Pumila7791/
Pumelo7734/
Pumele777/
Fumela774/
Pimela773/
Vumela773/
Phummalai75348/
Phoumilay7511/
Phoumylay754/
Phoumalay751/
Phumitlat751/
Paumielia751/
Pumilia71943/
Puumala71710/
Pumalla71114/
Poumele7189/
Pummala7155/
Pummila7155/
Phumile7134/
Puimila7121/
Puumila7118/
Pumalai7112/
Paumola717/
Phomeli717/
Pfumele716/
Puimele716/
Phumalo714/
Pumalau712/
Pomelia712/
Pumalay712/
Phimmeelai712/
Vumelia711/
Paumila711/
Phoumilath711/
Phumolo711/
Puymele711/
Poomela711/
Pumilas711/
Pumelet711/
Pumalia711/
Pumaila711/
Vummela711/
Phoummalay711/
Phimala711/
Pommela710/
Phimalai67358/
Pumiglia6749/
Phimmala6723/
Paumiola6719/
Pummalai673/
Peumalla673/
Pimeelay672/
Pimmelay672/
Pumaylla672/
Pomeleau672/
Puymeled671/
Fhumaila671/
Poumelie671/
Pumallay671/
Phoomila671/
Pummaala671/
Pommelia671/

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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 Phumela
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