Phafu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

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

Phafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019

Phafu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phafu occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phafu? popularity and diffusion

Phafu is the 4,206,983rd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phafu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa Phafu is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 86 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 5 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside.

Phafu Last Name Statistics demography

Phafu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.92% less than the national average, earning R 54,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phatfu911/
Phaifu911/
Pafu8953/
Phofu801,115/
Phefu8012/
Pafou808/
Pafut807/
Paifu801/
Phaphu73644/
Phoffu73177/
Phoofu7322/
Patfeu731/
Paufup731/
Paffau730/
Pofu67157/
Phaphut67103/
Phatphu6774/
Phaphui6767/
Pefu6723/
Fafu677/
Phaphou672/
Fahafuj672/
Vafu672/
Phadphu671/
Phaphuy671/
Pheaphu671/
Phophau671/
Pafautz671/
Pfaeffu671/

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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 Phafu
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