Phungo Surname

246,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,614 people bear this surname

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

Phungo Surname User-submission:

The Phungo surname means 'rumors' in Venda.

Phungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6071:33,7144,308
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Phungo (638) may also be a first name.

Phungo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Phungo surname means 'rumors' in Venda.

- khathuphungo

Phungo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phungo is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phungo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 246,410th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,515,208 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phungo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 329,390th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 638 people.

The surname Phungo is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,607 people, or 1 in 33,714. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 71 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and North West, where 2 percent live. Barring South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Phungo Last Name Statistics demography

Phungo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.06% less than the national average, earning R 163,836 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phuengo924/
Phungoo921/
Pungo912,287/
Phuno9120/
Phungnoi869/
Phongo837,293/
Phunoi83747/
Phingo83510/
Pungot83229/
Phunga83224/
Pungoi8361/
Pungod8353/
Pungos8338/
Punggo8332/
Poungo8311/
Phunot839/
Pungou838/
Phumno837/
Vhungo836/
Pungoo833/
Phugot833/
Pungoy833/
Phunno832/
Paungo831/
Pungoh831/
Phugou831/
Puingo831/
Puungo831/
Phunuo831/
Phumgo831/
Pungoa831/
Puno8017,112/
Pugo801,075/
Phoungnoi805/
Phuenghoy801/
Phaungnoi801/
Phaungnoy801/
Phunnoi771,197/
Phumnoi77962/
Phutnga77513/
Poungou77334/
Phuinoi77294/
Phuinot77283/
Phonngo77252/
Phuinga77157/
Phutnoi7742/
Punengo7734/
Punggoy7734/
Punggot7715/
Phumnoy777/
Punggos774/
Phungna773/
Pungnoi772/
Pungnoy772/
Phaugoo771/
Phonggo771/
Punngos771/
Poungoa771/
Phusnoo771/
Pungnoo771/
Phunnop771/
Phunnoy771/
Phunood771/
Phuinoy771/
Phutnoy771/
Phuynoi771/
Peungoo771/
Punggoh771/
Punggou771/
Pongo7329,124/
Fungo7317,569/
Punga7310,213/
Phuna739,131/
Pugoy734,250/
Punno73840/
Pugno73626/
Pungă73406/
Pauno73366/
Punoy73284/
Phuño73267/
Punoi73213/
Vungo73204/
Punoš73182/
Pugot73151/
Phuga73122/
Punoo73118/
Punos7381/
Puhno7372/
Pfuno7345/
Pouno7342/
Punot7342/
Putno7337/
Puuno7327/
Pugos7327/
Phogo7320/
Pugoh7311/
Pusgo739/
Puggo738/
Punod738/
Paugo737/
Pujgo737/
Pougo734/
Punoh733/
Punoj732/
Puigo732/
Punou731/
Hpuno731/
Peuno731/
Puyno731/
Bpuno731/
Punoa731/
Punengoh7130/
Poungnoi7117/
Phutngat718/
Paungnoi718/
Phoungas717/
Poungnoy717/
Peungnoy717/
Peungnoo714/
Peungnoi712/
Pounggho711/
Phonngoh711/
Phunooch711/
Phuinnoi711/
Paunghoy711/
Paunno67795/
Pounga67631/
Paunga67304/
Ponggo67283/
Phutna67280/
Pungga67170/
Pungas67166/
Fungot67153/
Pongou67149/
Punnoi6799/
Pousgo6797/
Phunat6783/
Phusingha6775/
Putnoi6774/
Paugoy6770/
Phonoi6769/
Pounou6768/
Pounot6742/
Punhoo6740/
Pungah6735/
Phugat6729/
Puinno6726/
Pungau6725/
Fungoo6723/
Phunna6722/
Fungos6722/
Phonga6722/
Futngo6722/
Phonoy6721/
Pumnoi6721/
Funggo6720/
Punhoi6719/
Puinoi6719/
Pongoa6718/
Fungoh6717/
Pungap6716/
Putnoy6715/
Phinga6715/
Punnoo6714/
Punnoy6714/
Paunot6714/
Foungo6714/
Punnod6713/
Punnoh6713/
Pongho6712/
Phugad6711/
Peunga6711/
Pfeugo6711/
Punnos6710/
Pahuna6710/
Pungat679/
Fuingo677/
Punnoj677/
Peunou677/
Fungoi677/
Phumho677/
Pumnoy677/
Pougou676/
Pfunga675/
Puchgo675/
Puynoi675/
Punoos674/
Punnga674/
Pungad674/
Paunoi674/
Pugnot674/
Pugott674/
Pfunot673/
Punnot673/
Feungo673/
Phonoa673/
Poongo673/
Pungha672/
Peugot672/
Pungna672/
Putnga672/
Poghuo672/
Peugou672/
Pongoi672/
Pugnoy672/
Phugga672/
Phonno672/
Pugoch671/
Pfongo671/
Phogoo671/
Pongoy671/
Peugno671/
Phoggo671/
Phouga671/
Phfuño671/
Pukggo671/
Pugnod671/
Puigno671/
Puinga671/
Puinot671/
Punnho671/
Pounoh671/
Fuungo671/
Fungho671/
Faungo671/
Ffungo671/
Pougno671/
Phauna671/
Phuinggat671/
Puynoy671/
Poohounoi671/
Ponngo671/
Punooh671/
Punhou671/
Pausgo671/
Punoch670/
Puggot670/
Peugoy670/

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