Phangeni Surname

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

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Phangeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phangeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Phangeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phangeni occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phangeni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phangeni live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Phangeni is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,152,717. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 43 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 2 percent are found.

Phangeni Last Name Statistics demography

Phangeni earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.79% less than the national average, earning R 124,068 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pangeni936,215/
Phanseni889/
Phangene881/
Panngeni881/
Panceni8028/
Pamgeni8025/
Pangini805/
Panzeni802/
Pangene802/
Pongeni802/
Panjeni801/
Phansena75501/
Phonseni754/
Panjetni751/
Phansene751/
Phonjeni751/
Pangener751/
Phansini751/
Phansenee713/
Phansinui711/
Pansini673,058/
Pansena6723/
Panzene674/
Pongini672/
Panseny671/
Pongene671/
Ponceni671/
Pancesnijs671/
Pansene671/
Pangine671/
Ponseni671/

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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 Phangeni
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