Phafane Surname

737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phafane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phafane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2021:268,20626,747
Lesotho1531:13,2852,946
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Phafane (235) may also be a first name.

Phafane Last Name Facts

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

Phafane is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phafane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phafane is the 737,137th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 18,590,678 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Phafane live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 584,346th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 235 people.

The last name Phafane is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 268,206. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 56 percent live, Free State, where 23 percent live and Limpopo, where 13 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 39 percent live and Botswana, where 7 percent live.

Phafane Last Name Statistics demography

Phafane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.32% less than the national average, earning R 108,552 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Pafane921/
Phofane86149/
Phafana8650/
Phafani861/
Phefane861/
Phafand861/
Pafagne861/
Pafan833/
Phaphane8016/
Phatfang801/
Phatfani801/
Pofane77278/
Pafang7769/
Fafane778/
Pafana772/
Pasfan771/
Pafani771/
Pefane771/
Phaphanes751/
Phaphan713,226/
Vafaneh7193/
Paphane7177/
Pahavan7114/
Pafaing7110/
Pasfang718/
Phafong718/
Phofana712/
Peasfan712/
Phofang711/
Fafaine711/
Patfang711/
Peafang711/
Phofone711/
Phofani711/
Paifang711/
Faifane711/
Pophane711/
Pohfene711/
Pefanea711/
Pafiene711/
Peafant711/
Pathfan711/
Phaiphan67362/
Phatphan67120/
Vafan6794/
Phaphana6779/
Fafan6723/
Phaaphon6716/
Phaphone6711/
Phaphant6711/
Pafon679/
Pofan676/
Phadphan675/
Phaphang674/
Phatfong674/
Phayphan672/
Peffanee671/
Pofangue671/
Paphanee671/
Phadfong671/
Pafanich671/
Feafanes671/
Phafphon671/
Paphanhe671/
Peuhfene671/
Phofaana671/
Phophane671/
Vafaanie671/
Vafaiane671/
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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 Phafane
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