Phakathi Surname

20,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Phakathi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phakathi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa24,6711:2,196278
Swaziland1,0611:1,224154
Zimbabwe6811:22,6703,417
England471:1,185,49155,443
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Phakathi (76) may also be a first name.

Phakathi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phakathi is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Phakathi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phakathi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,639th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 275,137 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phakathi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly used given name on earth, held by 76 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 24,671 people, or 1 in 2,196. In South Africa Phakathi is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 46 percent are found, Gauteng, where 28 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 14 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 4 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Phakathi Last Name Statistics demography

Phakathi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.51% less than the national average, earning R 160,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phakhathi9487/
Phaakathi941/
Phakathie941/
Phakathui941/
Phakati932,134/
Pakathi93294/
Phakathe88177/
Phakhati8827/
Pakhathi886/
Phakatai885/
Phakatie884/
Phakatui883/
Paakathi882/
Phakatha882/
Paskathi881/
Phokathi881/
Phakothi881/
Pakati862,340/
Phakkhathip844/
Phokathai824/
Pakaythip823/
Phakhathe822/
Phokathip821/
Fakathi8070/
Pakatai8040/
Pakaiti8025/
Phakate8015/
Vakathi8011/
Paskati805/
Paikati804/
Pakatoi804/
Padkati803/
Pakathe802/
Pakatha802/
Patkati801/
Paykati801/
Packati801/
Paekati801/
Pakasti801/
Pakatti801/
Phokati801/
Phakata801/
Phakoti801/
Pakatip801/
Phokhathai78181/
Phokaethai781/
Phatkoti7523/
Phokatha7523/
Peakeati7518/
Paikatti755/
Pokathai754/
Pachkati753/
Phekethi752/
Phakhate752/
Paskatis751/
Passkati751/
Pashkati751/
Phakatay751/
Pakatych751/
Vakatthi751/
Fakhathi751/
Pokathip751/
Vakati714,065/
Paketi71481/
Pakata71410/
Pokati71129/
Pacati71103/
Pakoti7185/
Pekati7154/
Pokkathip7153/
Fakati7137/
Pakate7126/
Paskaitis719/
Phokhathet67151/
Pokatha67127/
Vakaati6795/
Vaakati6740/
Pokkati6736/
Vakatti6730/
Pakaita6730/
Pakaste6727/
Vakatai6726/
Pakhati6724/
Fakathe6718/
Fakateh6716/
Phokate6716/
Paikoti6713/
Peaketi6712/
Pakkate6711/
Vakatie6710/
Vakkati679/
Pekeati677/
Paiketi676/
Vakathe676/
Pakkata676/
Phokata676/
Paaketi675/
Pekaeti673/
Paccati673/
Phakote673/
Paketti672/
Pacatti672/
Poikati671/
Peckati671/
Peekati671/
Payketi671/
Pekaati671/
Paikate671/
Pakatet671/
Pakgoti671/
Pakkoti671/
Padkoti671/
Packate671/
Vaikati671/
Pascati671/
Pakatoa671/
Pokeati671/
Fakkati671/
Fekathi671/
Pokothi671/
Phacate671/
Phakety671/
Phokhathep671/
Pakgate671/
Padkate671/

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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
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  • 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 Phakathi
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