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 surname Phupu is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phupu? popularity and diffusion

Phupu is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Phupu occurs mostly 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 commonly held first name globally, borne by 804 people.

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

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
  • 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 Phupu
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