Phungula Surname

33,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,909 people bear this surname

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

Phungula Surname User-submission:

The Phungula surname comes from Dlamini (Sibalukhulu).

Dlamini Sibalukhulu, as they become big family, decided to divide in two.

Phungula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa15,8851:3,411452
England171:3,277,533109,658
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Phungula (14) may also be a first name.

Phungula Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Phungula surname comes from Dlamini (Sibalukhulu).

Dlamini Sibalukhulu, as they become big family, decided to divide in two.

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Phungula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phungula is most common in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phungula? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phungula is the 33,393rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 458,077 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phungula live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phungula is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 14 people.

Phungula is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 15,885 people, or 1 in 3,411. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent reside, Gauteng, where 11 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Phungula Last Name Statistics demography

Phungula earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 2432.53% more than the national average, earning R 6,018,260 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pungula931,014/
Phugula931/
Phumgula8828/
Phongula888/
Phuneula883/
Phungila883/
Phungola883/
Paungula882/
Phungulo882/
Phunuula881/
Phugulia881/
Phuhgula881/
Phungule881/
Phugnula881/
Phunaula881/
Pugula865/
Fungula803,456/
Vungula80387/
Pungila80110/
Pongula8024/
Pugulia8018/
Phogula8013/
Paunula808/
Pounula805/
Punulia805/
Pungule802/
Pougula801/
Pungulo801/
Puigula801/
Pungola801/
Punulga801/
Puhgula801/
Fungulia75327/
Phongola7556/
Pungilay7510/
Fungulla751/
Phingila751/
Pogula7110,235/
Punola7119/
Foungoula713/
Vugula712/
Ponula712/
Fugula711/
Funula711/
Fungulo67580/
Pongola67128/
Fungola67103/
Vungila6735/
Fungila6732/
Pungilo6726/
Pogulla6726/
Poghula6717/
Ponnula6710/
Poogula6710/
Punolla6710/
Poggula6710/
Paunola6710/
Pongulo676/
Phogola676/
Pungilă674/
Punnola673/
Pogulai671/
Pogaula671/
Pogulay671/
Poguula671/
Vungule671/
Pongule671/
Fugulha671/
Ppogula671/
Phogulo671/
Pungole671/

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