Phafana Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Phafana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phafana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652

Phafana (42) may also be a first name.

Phafana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phafana is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phafana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phafana is the 2,746,821st most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Phafana is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phafana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Phafana is also the 1,566,439th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 42 people.

The surname Phafana is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 1,083,554. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 34 percent live, North West, where 30 percent live and Free State, where 24 percent live.

Phafana Last Name Statistics demography

Phafana earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.78% more than the national average, earning R 296,532 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pafana922/
Phafane86392/
Phofana862/
Padfana861/
Phafani861/
Phaphana8079/
Phatfani801/
Phofaana801/
Vafana77303/
Pofana77230/
Fafana7792/
Pafane771/
Pafani771/
Phofane71149/
Phofani711/
Fafanas711/
Fafanah711/
Pefanea711/
Pafagne711/
Pafanoh711/
Vaphana711/
Fafanna711/
Pafeena711/
Pophana710/
Phaphane6716/
Phophana676/
Pafanich671/
Pophayna671/

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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 Phafana
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