Paphani Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Paphani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paphani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana831:26,3495,307
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Paphani (239) may also be a first name.

Paphani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paphani occurs more in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paphani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paphani is the 2,047,559th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Paphani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Paphani reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 578,640th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 239 people.

It is most widely held in Botswana, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 26,349. Beside Botswana Paphani exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paphani
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