Pfavayi Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pfavayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfavayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2261:68,31110,224
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Pfavayi (21) may also be a first name.

Pfavayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pfavayi is found most in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfavayi? popularity and diffusion

Pfavayi is the 1,079,669th most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name Pfavayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Pfavayi are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Pfavayi is also the 2,368,944th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 68,311. In Zimbabwe Pfavayi is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 52 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 20 percent reside and Harare Province, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Pfavayi is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Greece, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfavai9269/
Pfawayi8635/
Pfavayt861/
Pfava831/
Pavaiv7785/
Pfuvai7723/
Pavavi7716/
Pfawai773/
Pfawaid7113/
Pfayf67115/
Pavav679/
Pfaif677/
Pavaiová674/
Pavif672/
Paviv671/
Pfafa671/
Pavayová671/
Pfiva670/
Bfawaid5713/

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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 Pfavayi
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