Around the globe, Pumla (Pumla 
) is quite a common girly forename. The forename Pumla is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is quite a common feminine name, and Tanzania, where it is a very rare boy's name.
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| Pumla | Australia, Tanzania, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States |
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pumla gobodo-madikizela research professor, ZA (b. 1955) |
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| pumla kisosonkole Ugandan politician, ZA (b. 1911) |
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pumla dineo gqola South African academic and gender activist |
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