Pumulo Surname

59,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Pumulo Surname Definition:

Pumulo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: holiday.

Pumulo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia8,3061:1,908269
Namibia741:32,5594,868
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Pumulo is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: rest / Sabbath.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Pumulo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: rest / Sabbath (biblical).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Pumulo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: sunday.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phumulo921/
Pumuloo921/
Pumhulo921/
Pumula838/
Pomulo836/
Pumilio7766/
Phumula7743/
Phumolo771/
Puumula771/
Paumula771/
Phumgula7128/
Pomolo67103/
Pumila6791/
Pomula6715/
Pómolo671/
Phumila621,089/
Pumilia62943/
Phomolo62226/
Pummila6255/
Puimila6221/
Puumila6218/
Paumola627/
Pommula624/
Paumila621/
Phomula621/
Phimulla571/
Paumielia531/
Pomola503/
Pomuła501/
Pomoła501/

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