Phakisane Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phakisane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phakisane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho291:70,0889,364
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033

Phakisane (15) may also be a first name.

Phakisane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phakisane has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phakisane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phakisane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phakisane is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

It is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 70,088. In Lesotho Phakisane is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 66 percent reside, Mafeteng District, where 31 percent reside and Maseru District, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 40 percent reside.

Phakisane Last Name Statistics demography

Phakisane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.25% less than the national average, earning R 51,684 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phakhisan8915/
Pakisan884/
Phakaisone844/
Phakhisang844/
Pakishan8256/
Pakisanh8217/
Pakisatn822/
Pakisani821/
Pagkaisan781/
Pakison7519/
Pokisan7511/
Pakesan751/
Phaketsang742/
Phakaysone741/
Pakizani7113/
Fakishan7110/
Fakisani7110/
Pakhizan713/
Vakisanh711/
Pekisani711/
Pakisoni711/
Pakiesen711/
Packeisen6737/
Fokoisane671/

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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 Phakisane
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