Phanya Surname

506,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Phanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3031:178,80419,656
Thailand1881:375,73665,946
Malawi1571:109,03912,664

Phanya (177) may also be a first name.

Phanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phanya is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Phanya.

How Common Is The Last Name Phanya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 506,165th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. The surname Phanya is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Phanya reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 685,598th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 177 people.

The surname Phanya is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 178,804. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent reside, Western Cape, where 30 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Beside South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 29 percent reside and Malawi, where 24 percent reside.

Phanya Last Name Statistics demography

Phanya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.65% less than the national average, earning R 107,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phanhya921/
Panya9130,755/
Paanya83179/
Phonya8366/
Phanha8366/
Phania8336/
Panyap8312/
Panyad8311/
Pannya8310/
Panyah8310/
Phanyo8310/
Paynya839/
Panjya838/
Phanja836/
Panhya835/
Panyha832/
Panyaj831/
Painya831/
Panyae831/
Panyaat7759/
Panyaai7744/
Panaiya779/
Phanyoo778/
Panayia777/
Phangia776/
Phanhai776/
Phaniat775/
Phanyod775/
Panyaha774/
Panyach773/
Phanija773/
Phanias772/
Paneiya772/
Pahania771/
Panayya771/
Phaniah771/
Panuyia771/
Paanyas771/
Phagnia771/
Phaneau771/
Phannea771/
Phangna771/
Phanjai771/
Phanjoy771/
Panyaad771/
Panja73104,181/
Panyo732,878/
Pania731,692/
Panea731,447/
Pagna731,246/
Ponya73735/
Fanya73460/
Pónya73409/
Pánya73183/
Payña737/
Panña731/
Panyaaut7114/
Panyahai715/
Pannayya714/
Panaaiya713/
Pahannja711/
Panhaiya711/
Pahagnas711/
Panaayai711/
Phangiah711/
Uampanya711/
Phaunjai711/
Phainjad711/
Phainjai711/
Panyaaud711/
Panyaoud711/
Panyaout711/
Panyathp711/
Pagnas67753/
Pangia67730/
Panhay67448/
Panjai67365/
Pagnat67322/
Pannia67312/
Panjia67310/
Pangea67212/
Panias67163/
Paigna67154/
Paniat67136/
Panjas67115/
Pagnia6782/
Panjah6781/
Panjay6774/
Paniah6770/
Panhey6766/
Panyoy6761/
Painia6758/
Patnia6751/
Fanyha6751/
Panjat6741/
Paneoa6734/
Vanyay6727/
Panjad6726/
Phanho6726/
Paunia6725/
Paneah6725/
Panyod6723/
Poonya6722/
Panyoo6720/
Panjau6717/
Pagney6714/
Paniap6714/
Phonyo6714/
Panyos6713/
Pangna6712/
Paneau6711/
Ponyah679/
Panjaa678/
Panjoy678/
Paanea677/
Paanja675/
Panjey674/
Panija674/
Peanea674/
Ponnya674/
Vhanja673/
Paniaz673/
Panjap673/
Panhja673/
Panhoy673/
Paniad673/
Pannja672/
Vanyah672/
Vanhya672/
Vanjya672/
Pannea672/
Paniay672/
Paunja671/
Paynea671/
Paneay671/
Fanyaj671/
Fanyea671/
Pagnai671/
Pagnaz671/
Panjoa671/
Painea671/
Peanyo671/
Ponyaa671/
Fannya671/
Famnya671/
Fanyaa671/
Fanyae671/
Pounya671/
Phonyoyha671/
Phaungnoy671/
Phanjo671/
Pannyaaut671/
Pagnay671/
Vanyea670/
Ponyea670/

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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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  • 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 Phanya
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