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 last name Phungo is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phungo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 246,410th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,515,208 people. The last name Phungo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phungo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 329,390th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 638 people.

Phungo is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,607 people, or 1 in 33,714. In South Africa Phungo is most common in: Limpopo, where 71 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and North West, where 2 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common 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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