Pumla Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Pumla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pumla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Pumla (15,930) may also be a first name.

Pumla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pumla is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pumla? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Pumla is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Pumla live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 44,557th most frequent forename at a global level, held by 15,930 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 55 percent reside, Western Cape, where 36 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 13 percent reside and Botswana, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phumla91458/
Pumlai913/
Pumlla911/
Pumlas911/
Pumlha911/
Pumlay911/
Pumilla8377/
Punla802,339/
Pimla80128/
Pomla80121/
Pumlo801/
Pumly800/
Pumillia771/
Phimla731,006/
Phumli73639/
Phomla7315/
Punlay7312/
Pumlee7311/
Pomlai7310/
Puinla736/
Putnla735/
Punlai734/
Punlap734/
Pommla734/
Pimlay733/
Poomla733/
Pumley732/
Punnla732/
Pimlai732/
Punlla731/
Punhla731/
Pumlit731/
Poumle731/
Phumlo731/
Phunla731/
Punlha731/
Punlia731/
Paunla731/
Pumler730/
Phumly730/
Phunlap671,329/
Pomella671,035/
Pomilla67326/
Punglia67137/
Phimlai67136/
Pumillo6776/
Phunlai6711/
Puinlay6710/
Punella6710/
Phomlai677/
Pimilla677/
Puimele676/
Punilla676/
Phumley673/
Pumelli672/
Puinela671/
Pumello671/
Poumlee671/
Phumlee671/
Puymele671/
Punlass670/
Phumlet670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pumla
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