Phuthu Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Phuthu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phuthu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Phuthu Last Name Facts

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

Phuthu occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Phuthu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phuthu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phuthu is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phuthu live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 483,730. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 56 percent are found, North West, where 22 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Not including South Africa Phuthu occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Botswana, where 10 percent are found.

Phuthu Last Name Statistics demography

Phuthu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.88% less than the national average, earning R 154,740 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phuthut921/
Puthu91409/
Phutu91336/
Phuttu8317/
Phothu832/
Putthu832/
Puthut832/
Phutup831/
Phutuh831/
Pouthu831/
Putu8010,697/
Piththu7784/
Phutgou7721/
Pouthou779/
Puthuss771/
Pothu735,142/
Puttu731,191/
Pautu73702/
Vuthu73345/
Putus73276/
Pustu73157/
Poutu73141/
Putut73109/
Putui7367/
Pithu7363/
Putuh7359/
Futhu7342/
Putau7325/
Pfutu7321/
Puutu7316/
Putou7315/
Putuy7312/
Putup7311/
Puytu738/
Puitu734/
Pudtu733/
Peutu732/
Putuu732/
Putux731/
Phaustus715/
Photthui714/
Fheuthou711/
Poutou67557/
Pouttu67429/
Pautou67237/
Pothou67211/
Vuthuy67130/
Putoud6791/
Puitau6768/
Pautut6754/
Putoux6730/
Putaud6723/
Putaux6722/
Pautus6720/
Putout6717/
Pfithu6711/
Putuha679/
Puttuh679/
Poothu675/
Pfuetu674/
Putusd673/
Putous672/
Feuthu672/
Puttup672/
Pitthu672/
Puttui672/
Puttus671/
Potthu671/
Pautau671/
Pautuh671/
Peutou671/
Pithui671/
Puttou671/
Puthoo671/
Pouteu671/
Futheu671/
Pustui671/

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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 Phuthu
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