Phafi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Phafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Phafi (13) may also be a first name.

Phafi Last Name Facts

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

Phafi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phafi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Phafi is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Phafi are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

Phafi is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Phafi is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 33 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 25 percent are found.

Phafi Last Name Statistics demography

Phafi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.4% less than the national average, earning R 48,960 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phafid915/
Pahafi912/
Phasfi911/
Phafiz911/
Pafi8978/
Phaufie831/
Phofi80383/
Phafa80323/
Pafis80189/
Paffi80122/
Pasfi806/
Paufi804/
Phafe803/
Patfi803/
Pafie802/
Pafai802/
Pafid801/
Pafhi801/
Fhafi801/
Pafih801/
Pafio801/
Pajfi801/
Phaphi73126/
Paffie7332/
Pahafe7321/
Fahafi7315/
Phaife7310/
Paphai736/
Pafait733/
Peaufi733/
Pfaffi732/
Vaphai731/
Payfie731/
Fhafiz731/
Paffit731/
Patfai731/
Phafer731/
Pashfi731/
Payfai731/
Phaufe730/
Paifit730/
Patphai671,458/
Fafi671,078/
Pofi671,023/
Phaipha67506/
Vafi67381/
Vaiphai67340/
Phaphai67267/
Pafa67162/
Pafe67154/
Photfai6799/
Phaphui6767/
Padphai6732/
Phatphi6731/
Phephai6723/
Phophai6717/
Pefi6712/
Veiphai6710/
Pachfai674/
Potphai672/
Paffitt672/
Phaifer672/
Phaiphe672/
Peephai671/
Poophai671/
Phafeez671/
Pathfai671/
Pfaeffi671/
Pasfitt671/
Pafy671/
Phaphit671/
Fayphai671/
Phayfer671/
Páfi671/
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
  • 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 Phafi
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