Phumula Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

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

Phumula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phumula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377

Phumula (227) may also be a first name.

Phumula Last Name Facts

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

Phumula is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Phumula click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phumula? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phumula reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 596,468th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 227 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,259,947. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 53 percent reside, Gauteng, where 40 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent reside.

Phumula Last Name Statistics demography

Phumula earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.5% less than the national average, earning R 193,668 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phumgula9328/
Pumula928/
Phumila861,089/
Phumulo861/
Phumule861/
Phomula861/
Puumula861/
Paumula861/
Phumilai801/
Phimulla801/
Pumulo778,405/
Pumila7791/
Pumule7759/
Vumula7741/
Pomula7715/
Fumula779/
Phoumilay7511/
Pumilia71943/
Vumulia71581/
Pummila7155/
Puimila7121/
Puumila7118/
Phomola7116/
Paumola717/
Fumulia714/
Pommula714/
Paumila711/
Phumolo711/
Phumoli711/
Pumuloo711/
Veumula711/
Phomuli711/

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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 Phumula
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