Pupuma Surname
Approximately 721 people bear this surname
Pupuma Surname User-submission:
The surname Pupuma or Phuphuma comes from an isiXhosa word, meaning 'to overflow', 'to brim'.
Pupuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 700 | 1:77,397 | 9,599 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Pupuma Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Pupuma or Phuphuma comes from an isiXhosa word, meaning 'to overflow', 'to brim'.
- kgomotso961018Pupuma Demographics
Average Pupuma Salary in
South Africa
R 243,660
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Pupuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pupuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pupuma is found most in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pupuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 466,730th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. The last name Pupuma is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Pupuma are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Pupuma is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 700 people, or 1 in 77,397. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent reside, Gauteng, where 17 percent reside and Western Cape, where 15 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Pupuma Last Name Statistics demography
Pupuma earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning R 243,660 per year.
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Footnotes
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