Paphi Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Paphi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Paphi (38) may also be a first name.
Paphi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paphi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paphi (Hindi: पफी, Oriya: ପଫି) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Paphi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Paphi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Paphi reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 25 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 38 people.
This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 50 percent are found and Jammu and Kashmir, where 50 percent are found. Other than India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paphi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paphi in the Hindi language | ||
| पफी | paphi | - |
| Paphi in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଫି | paphi | - |
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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
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- 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 Paphi
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