Phupu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phupu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phupu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho151:135,50412,442
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Phupu (804) may also be a first name.

Phupu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phupu is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phupu? popularity and diffusion

Phupu is the 4,908,606th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Phupu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phupu live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phupu is also the 288,491st most prevalent first name in the world, held by 804 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 135,504. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 73 percent live, Thaba-Tseka District, where 20 percent live and Maseru District, where 7 percent live. Beside Lesotho Phupu exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phupui91143/
Phuphu9186/
Phuput914/
Phoupu911/
Phuppu911/
Pupu892,550/
Phuphut8350/
Phuipui839/
Phuypuy832/
Phutphu831/
Puput80429/
Pupui8049/
Pupus8041/
Puppu8024/
Pupud8013/
Pupuh8012/
Pupuy803/
Pupou802/
Phipu802/
Puupu802/
Paupu801/
Pupau801/
Pupup801/
Pupuu801/
Phauphau771/
Poupou73107/
Paupau7366/
Puupuu7349/
Pfupfu7314/
Puupus7310/
Pupush739/
Pupuis733/
Poudpu733/
Poupau732/
Phupoo731/
Peupou731/
Peupeu731/
Pupuih731/
Vppupu731/
Phouypouy711/
Pipu67115/
Poupaud6771/
Poupaux6731/
Vupu6721/
Fupu6710/
Phoopui671/
Pouppou671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Phupu
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