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 in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Phangphang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phangphang? popularity and diffusion
The last name Phangphang is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Phangphang is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phangphang live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 24 people.
This surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 677,519. In Lesotho Phangphang is most frequent in: Butha-Buthe District, where 100 percent live. Beside Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 25 percent live.
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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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