Phangphang Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Phangphang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Phangphang (24) may also be a first name.
Phangphang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phangphang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Phangphang is found most in Lesotho. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phangphang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phangphang are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Phangphang is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 24 people.
It is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 677,519. In Lesotho Phangphang is mostly found in: Butha-Buthe District, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Phangphang
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