Phakani Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Phakani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
Phakani (110) may also be a first name.
Phakani Demographics
Average Phakani Salary in
South Africa
R 177,972
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Phakani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phakani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phakani (Hindi: फकनी, Oriya: ଫକନି) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Phakani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Phakani are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Phakani is also the 895,203rd most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 110 people.
This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa Phakani is most prevalent in: Free State, where 57 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 19 percent reside.
Phakani Last Name Statistics demography
Phakani earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.11% less than the national average, earning R 177,972 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Phakani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phakani in the Hindi language | ||
| फकनी | phakani | 75 |
| फेकनी | phekani | 25 |
| Phakani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫକନି | phakani | 66.67 |
| ଫକନୀ | phakani | 33.33 |
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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 Phakani
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