Pumelele Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pumelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pumelele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa641:846,52756,162

Pumelele (1,540) may also be a first name.

Pumelele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pumelele is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pumelele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pumelele reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pumelele is also the 197,593rd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 1,540 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 846,527. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 84 percent reside, North West, where 13 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent reside.

Pumelele Last Name Statistics demography

Pumelele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.21% less than the national average, earning R 108,816 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phumelele9427/
Pumelelo881/
Phumelela823/
Phomelele821/
Pmalele801/
Pmlel771/
Pomelile751/
Boumelel751/
Boumellel711/
Bamwelele711/
Boumelale711/
Boumlel67102/
Boumellale671/
Pmullel671/
Pamelal671/
Pumallaly591/

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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 Pumelele
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