Phakisa Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phakisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phakisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1051:19,3584,061
South Africa571:950,48660,033
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Phakisa (55) may also be a first name.

Phakisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phakisa occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Phakisa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phakisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phakisa is the 1,257,535th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phakisa reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 55 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 19,358. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 96 percent are found, Berea District, where 3 percent are found and Maseru District, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho Phakisa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.

Phakisa Last Name Statistics demography

Phakisa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.24% less than the national average, earning R 96,864 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakisa92817/
Phakhisap881/
Phakisi861,306/
Phakiso86156/
Phakise8626/
Pakisah8617/
Pakitsa862/
Pakissa861/
Pakisha861/
Pakitsas808/
Phakhisi803/
Phakidsi801/
Pakiseau801/
Pakisi771,025/
Pakiso77153/
Pakija77143/
Pakusa77104/
Pakiza7739/
Pakise779/
Pokisa778/
Vakisa776/
Pakesa773/
Pekisa772/
Pacisa771/
Phakhaisi751/
Pakiseh711,966/
Vakisai71126/
Fakitsa71114/
Phakhichai7175/
Pachisa7158/
Pakusza7136/
Pakisho7121/
Vakiesa7112/
Pakeisi7110/
Fakisah7110/
Pakhija715/
Pakishe713/
Phekiso713/
Pakhiza712/
Pokaisa712/
Fakisha711/
Pakicia711/
Pakesat711/
Phaciso711/
Pakkise711/
Pakkisi711/
Pokisha711/
Pokitsa711/
Pakizad711/
Pakusai711/
Paquisa711/
Pakicha711/
Phakkaisit711/
Vakisah711/
Vakisay711/
Pakiesi711/
Fakitsas67294/
Phakkesi67177/
Pakeiser6717/
Pakitsos6716/
Pakisheh6716/
Pakhizah6715/
Pacaisay6714/
Fakaisia6713/
Pakhiseh676/
Pakhytsa674/
Phakuzau671/
Pakizahh671/
Pakaiser671/
Vaikissa671/
Fakishat671/
Pakkisie671/
Pakeishi671/

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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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  • 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 Phakisa
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