Phangwana Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Phangwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phangwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
England11:55,718,059489,080

Phangwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phangwana occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Phangwana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phangwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Phangwana are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 376,542. In Zimbabwe Phangwana is most common in: Bulawayo Province, where 73 percent reside, Matabeleland North Province, where 22 percent reside and Harare Province, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 30 percent reside and Thailand, where 22 percent reside.

Phangwana Last Name Statistics demography

Phangwana earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.41% less than the national average, earning R 160,608 per year.

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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
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  • 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 Phangwana
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