Pumulo Surname
Approximately 8,405 people bear this surname
Pumulo Surname Definition:
Pumulo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: holiday.
Pumulo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 8,306 | 1:1,908 | 269 |
| Namibia | 74 | 1:32,559 | 4,868 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pumulo (13,538) may also be a first name.
Pumulo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Pumulo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: holiday.
Pumulo is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: rest / Sabbath.
Pumulo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: rest / Sabbath (biblical).
Pumulo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: sunday.
Pumulo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pumulo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pumulo occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pumulo.
How Common Is The Last Name Pumulo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pumulo is the 59,984th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 867,049 people. The surname Pumulo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pumulo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pumulo is also the 49,867th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 13,538 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 8,306 people, or 1 in 1,908. In Zambia Pumulo is most common in: Western Province, where 69 percent live, Southern Province, where 11 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent live. Apart from Zambia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phumulo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pumuloo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pumhulo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pumula | 83 | 8 | / |
| Pomulo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Pumilio | 77 | 66 | / |
| Phumula | 77 | 43 | / |
| Phumolo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puumula | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paumula | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phumgula | 71 | 28 | / |
| Pomolo | 67 | 103 | / |
| Pumila | 67 | 91 | / |
| Pomula | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pómolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phumila | 62 | 1,089 | / |
| Pumilia | 62 | 943 | / |
| Phomolo | 62 | 226 | / |
| Pummila | 62 | 55 | / |
| Puimila | 62 | 21 | / |
| Puumila | 62 | 18 | / |
| Paumola | 62 | 7 | / |
| Pommula | 62 | 4 | / |
| Paumila | 62 | 1 | / |
| Phomula | 62 | 1 | / |
| Phimulla | 57 | 1 | / |
| Paumielia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pomola | 50 | 3 | / |
| Pomuła | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pomoła | 50 | 1 | / |
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