Pafa Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
India211:36,526,923420,161
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pafa (45) may also be a first name.

Pafa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pafa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pafa (Hindi: पफा, Russian: Пафа) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pafa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,364,059th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Pafa reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequent forename in the world, held by 45 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 652,743. In South Africa Pafa is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent are found, Gauteng, where 13 percent are found and Western Cape, where 8 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Pafa occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 22 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Pafa Last Name Statistics demography

Pafa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.79% less than the national average, earning R 131,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phafa89323/
Paifa89198/
Paffa89192/
Pafas8932/
Payfa8919/
Patfa8914/
Pafah899/
Paefa896/
Padfa894/
Pafat892/
Pafai892/
Pafaa891/
Paafa891/
Pfafa891/
Pafea890/
Paffas8040/
Payfat8028/
Phafat8023/
Paifah8015/
Peaufa806/
Pfaffa804/
Pafait803/
Payfah802/
Payfai801/
Paifad801/
Païafa801/
Patfai801/
Paffau800/
Pafe75154/
Pafi7578/
Pofa7565/
Pefa7524/
Pafo757/
Pafy751/
Pachfai734/
Paefa'a733/
Pathfai731/
Paifauy731/
Pafautz731/
Phofa67372/
Poffa67233/
Pahva67195/
Paffe67190/
Pafis67189/
Papha67188/
Paffi67122/
Pavah6764/
Poufa6755/
Pafos6745/
Papfo6721/
Pefau6714/
Pafer6712/
Pfafe6710/
Paifo679/
Pafou678/
Paffo678/
Phafo677/
Pasfi676/
Pafej676/
Paufe675/
Paufi674/
Phafi674/
Paffy674/
Patfi673/
Papfy673/
Phafe673/
Poofa673/
Peifa672/
Peafe672/
Pafie672/
Pefay671/
Paify671/
Peafo671/
Patfe671/
Pofay671/
Pofad671/
Pafhy671/
Phefa671/
Péfau671/
Pofat671/
Paife671/
Pafoo671/
Pafâh671/
Pefai671/
Pafhi671/
Pafid671/
Pajfi671/
Pafuo671/
Pgofa671/
Papfe671/
Pafio671/
Pafih671/
Pafeh671/
Pasfe671/
Pafee670/
Pafet670/

Pafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pafa in the Hindi language
पफाpapha-
Pafa in the Russian language
Пафаpafa-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pafa
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