Phakwe Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Phakwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2481:218,45822,930
Botswana171:128,64318,229

Phakwe (79) may also be a first name.

Phakwe Last Name Facts

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

Phakwe is most common in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phakwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 975,866th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phakwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Phakwe is also the 1,083,225th most prevalent given name on earth, held by 79 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 218,458. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 43 percent reside, Gauteng, where 35 percent reside and Free State, where 10 percent reside. Beside South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 6 percent reside.

Phakwe Last Name Statistics demography

Phakwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.87% less than the national average, earning R 64,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakwe91284/
Phakweha864/
Phokwe83167/
Phagwe8395/
Pankwe8365/
Phakwa8350/
Pakwee834/
Phakwi833/
Phakue832/
Paakwe831/
Pakw803/
Pohkwer7731/
Phaikew771/
Phatkue771/
Pakue73205/
Pakwa73144/
Pakwi7379/
Pagwe7344/
Fakwe7310/
Pokwe736/
Pekwe734/
Vakwe731/
Paykue6761/
Phagwa6760/
Fankwe6744/
Pakwai6728/
Pakuer6714/
Paakwa678/
Pagwet677/
Pankue674/
Pakuet673/
Poukwe672/
Pankwi672/
Fakwue671/
Fakweu671/
Paykwa671/
Phegwe671/

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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 Phakwe
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