Phafa Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2451:8,2961,856
South Africa741:732,13151,520
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Phafa (71) may also be a first name.

Phafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phafa is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 847,909th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Phafa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 71 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 8,296. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Berea District, where 44 percent are found, Maseru District, where 36 percent are found and Leribe District, where 21 percent are found. Not including Lesotho this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phafa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Phafa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.63% less than the national average, earning R 60,288 per year and in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phafat9123/
Pafa89162/
Phofa80372/
Paifa80198/
Paffa80192/
Pafas8032/
Payfa8019/
Patfa8014/
Pafah809/
Phafo807/
Paefa806/
Padfa804/
Phafi804/
Phafe803/
Pafat802/
Fhafa802/
Pafai802/
Phefa801/
Pfafa801/
Pafaa801/
Paafa801/
Pafea800/
Pahava732,761/
Phapha7352/
Phoffa7345/
Paffas7340/
Payfat7328/
Pahafe7321/
Paifah7315/
Phaife7310/
Fhafah737/
Peaufa736/
Phafid735/
Pfaffa734/
Pafait733/
Pahafi732/
Payfah732/
Phasfi731/
Phofat731/
Patfai731/
Payfai731/
Païafa731/
Phafer731/
Pohfah731/
Paifad731/
Fhafha731/
Phafiz731/
Pophaa731/
Phaufe730/
Paffau730/
Fafa674,943/
Vafa672,417/
Phaipha67506/
Phaphai67267/
Pafe67154/
Photfai6799/
Pafi6778/
Pofa6765/
Pefa6724/
Phaphat6712/
Phatpha678/
Pafo677/
Pachfai674/
Paefa'a673/
Phaifer672/
Paifauy671/
Phawpha671/
Phafeez671/
Pafautz671/
Fahafaj671/
Phaepha671/
Phaphaa671/
Phayfer671/
Pathfai671/
Pafy671/
Phaufie671/
Phaffer670/

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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 Phafa
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