Pulafela Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Pulafela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Pulafela (77) may also be a first name.
Pulafela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pulafela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pulafela is held by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pulafela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pulafela is the 4,116,508th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Pulafela are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequently held given name globally It is held by 77 people.
The last name Pulafela is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 99,406. Not including Botswana this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulafel | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pulavella | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pulvala | 80 | 8 | / |
| Pulavel | 80 | 6 | / |
| Plavela | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pulivayela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Plfel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pulivela | 75 | 75 | / |
| Palavela | 75 | 35 | / |
| Palafala | 75 | 8 | / |
| Pulaveli | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pilavela | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pulavala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paulfell | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pulivala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pulvaala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pulavula | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pelafiel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bolafela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bulefela | 75 | 0 | / |
| Playfell | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pulval | 71 | 81 | / |
| Palavella | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pulivaila | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pulivella | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pollavela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pulefolau | 71 | 3 | / |
| Paliavela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pulvla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pallavela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palivaela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plavel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pulavwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pulavellu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pulavalai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plfeil | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pulvale | 67 | 306 | / |
| Plavila | 67 | 90 | / |
| Polvela | 67 | 82 | / |
| Pulavle | 67 | 31 | / |
| Plavala | 67 | 24 | / |
| Palavel | 67 | 10 | / |
| Palvela | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pulaval | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paliyavela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pilafil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buelfel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plivela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plavola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pulivayila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pulivayeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bulvala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pualfal | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pulafela
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