Phuphuma Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Phuphuma Surname User-submission:
The surname Pupuma or Phuphuma comes from an isiXhosa word, meaning 'to overflow', 'to brim'.
Phuphuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 148 | 1:366,066 | 33,202 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Phuphuma Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Pupuma or Phuphuma comes from an isiXhosa word, meaning 'to overflow', 'to brim'.
- kgomotso961018Phuphuma Demographics
Average Phuphuma Salary in
South Africa
R 103,140
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Phuphuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phuphuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phuphuma occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phuphuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Phuphuma is the 1,441,361st most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Phuphuma occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Phuphuma reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Phuphuma is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 366,066. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 34 percent live, North West, where 28 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 25 percent live. Outside of South Africa it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live.
Phuphuma Last Name Statistics demography
Phuphuma earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.6% less than the national average, earning R 103,140 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Phuphuma
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis