Throughout the world, Phumlani (Phumlani 
) is a common boy's given name. The first name Phumlani is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is quite a common male name. Much less frequently, Phumlani is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Phumlani | Eswatini, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, United States |
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phumlani mgobhozi musician, ZA (b. 1978) |
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| phumlani n khoza researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-0942-9148) |
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| phumlani pikoli South African author and journalist, ZA (b. 1988) |
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| phumlani dlamini association football player, SZ (b. 1988) |
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| phumlani gumede football player (b. 1993) |
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| phumlani ntshangase South African association football player, ZA (b. 1994) |
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