Pumela Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pumela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pumela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Pumela (689) may also be a first name.

Pumela Last Name Facts

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

Pumela is found most in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pumela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,273,756th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Pumela occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Pumela are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Pumela is also the 315,065th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 689 people.

Pumela is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 1,259,947. In South Africa Pumela is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent reside, Western Cape, where 28 percent reside and Gauteng, where 2 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 36 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.

Pumela Last Name Statistics demography

Pumela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.27% less than the national average, earning R 103,908 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phumela9213/
Pumelia9211/
Paumela928/
Pomela83166/
Pumala83141/
Pumila8391/
Pumelo8334/
Pumele837/
Pimela833/
Paumielia801/
Phumila771,089/
Pumilia77943/
Puumala77710/
Phumala77637/
Pumalla77114/
Poumele7789/
Pummila7755/
Pummala7755/
Phumelo7725/
Puimila7721/
Puumila7718/
Pumalai7712/
Paumola777/
Puimele776/
Pfumele776/
Phomela775/
Pumalay772/
Pumalau772/
Phumele772/
Pomelia772/
Pumelet771/
Pumalia771/
Pumilas771/
Poomela771/
Puymele771/
Paumila771/
Pumaila771/
Pommela770/
Phummala711,191/
Phumalai71366/
Pumiglia7149/
Paumiola7119/
Pummalai713/
Peumalla713/
Pimeelay712/
Pimmelay712/
Pumaylla712/
Pomeleau712/
Pommelia711/
Puymeled711/
Poumelie711/
Pumallay711/
Phumilai711/
Pummaala711/
Phummalai67348/
Pumalo67266/
Pomele6760/
Pomila6739/
Pomelo6728/
Pumile6725/
Pimala6711/
Phoumilay6711/
Pimola6710/
Pomeli676/
Phoumylay674/
Pimmeelai674/
Pumili673/
Poumilath671/
Pomelé671/
Pimelo671/
Pomely671/
Pimmeelay671/
Phoumalay671/
Phumitlat671/

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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 Pumela
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