Phungo Surname
Approximately 1,614 people bear this surname
Phungo Surname User-submission:
The Phungo surname means 'rumors' in Venda.
Phungo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,607 | 1:33,714 | 4,308 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Phungo (638) may also be a first name.
Phungo Surname Meaning
Phungo Demographics
Average Phungo Salary in
South Africa
R 163,836
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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.
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Footnotes
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