Phumla Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Phumla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phumla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand4411:160,17825,612
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Phumla (24,241) may also be a first name.

Phumla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phumla (Tibetan: ཕུམ་ལ།) is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phumla? popularity and diffusion

It is the 657,184th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. The surname Phumla occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Phumla reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 32,775th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 24,241 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is carried by 441 people, or 1 in 160,178. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Sisaket Province, where 36 percent live, Sukhothai Province, where 14 percent live and Nakhon Pathom Province, where 14 percent live. Besides Thailand Phumla occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Lesotho, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pumla9116/
Phimla831,006/
Phumli83639/
Phomla8315/
Pumlai833/
Pumlla831/
Phunla831/
Phumlo831/
Pumlas831/
Pumlha831/
Pumlay831/
Phumly830/
Phunlap771,329/
Phimlai77136/
Pumilla7777/
Phunlai7711/
Phomlai777/
Phumley773/
Phumlee771/
Phumlet770/
Punla732,339/
Pimla73128/
Pomla73121/
Pumlo731/
Pumly730/
Phunliat7132/
Pumillia711/
Phommlay711/
Phonla671,370/
Phimlo67617/
Vumlia6723/
Punlay6712/
Pumlee6711/
Pomlai6710/
Ponhla6710/
Phomli678/
Puinla676/
Putnla675/
Punlai674/
Punlap674/
Pommla674/
Poomla673/
Pimlay673/
Fumlah672/
Pimlai672/
Pumley672/
Punnla672/
Punlla671/
Punhla671/
Pumlit671/
Paunla671/
Punlia671/
Phunglila671/
Phunlo671/
Poumle671/
Pumler670/

Phumla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phumla in the Tibetan language
ཕུམ་ལ།pumla-

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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 Phumla
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