Phapha Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Phapha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phapha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Botswana171:128,64318,229
India81:95,883,173728,828
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Phapha (150) may also be a first name.

Phapha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phapha (Hindi: फफा, Oriya: ଫାଫା) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phapha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Phapha live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 752,187th most common forename worldwide It is held by 150 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa Phapha is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 82 percent live, North West, where 9 percent live and Northern Cape, where 5 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 33 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Phapha Last Name Statistics demography

Phapha earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.47% less than the national average, earning R 51,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phaipha92506/
Phaphai92267/
Phappha9240/
Phaphat9212/
Phatpha928/
Phawpha921/
Phaphaa921/
Phaepha921/
Phabpha921/
Papha91188/
Phapa91116/
Phaiphat86252/
Phaiphai86106/
Phaephai8629/
Pahapaha868/
Phaiphad865/
Phapphai864/
Phauphai864/
Phatphai862/
Phadphai862/
Phauphau861/
Phawphad861/
Phaewpha861/
Phaiphay861/
Phapho83196/
Phaphi83126/
Phaphe8370/
Paphat8350/
Pahapa8318/
Phatpa8310/
Phaipa838/
Paphai836/
Paphad832/
Paphas831/
Phapaz831/
Phadpa831/
Peapha831/
Papa8080,947/
Phaphot77243/
Pahapay77129/
Phaphui7767/
Phaipad7732/
Phatphi7731/
Phatpho777/
Phaphet777/
Phadpho776/
Phaphoo775/
Phapher774/
Phaphou772/
Phaiphe772/
Phapech772/
Pahapoh771/
Phaipho771/
Phaphit771/
Phappho771/
Phatpai771/
Phaphee771/
Phaphuy771/
Phaepho771/
Pappa7314,330/
Papas738,011/
Papai733,477/
Papaj732,596/
Paipa732,322/
Paypa731,894/
Papay731,444/
Phapi73932/
Papaz73860/
Phapo73553/
Papat73445/
Paapa73376/
Papah73326/
Phafa73323/
Papau73183/
Paupa73140/
Papad73130/
Papea73109/
Peapa73103/
Paspa7374/
Papho7363/
Papaa7360/
Phape7333/
Paepa7333/
Vapha7331/
Papoh7328/
Papač7325/
Hpapa7321/
Paphe7313/
Patpa739/
Papap739/
Papoa737/
Papih736/
Pabpa736/
Ppapa736/
Paphi734/
Papaá732/
Padpa732/
Pazpa731/
Papaí731/
Papaï731/
Papaś731/
Papeh731/
Papìa731/
Pa'pa731/
Fapha731/
Phatphot71269/
Phapphot71106/
Phatphit7149/
Phayphet718/
Phaiphit714/
Phatphoi714/
Phatphoo712/
Phopheat711/
Phatphet711/
Phaipher711/
Phaiphet711/
Pappas6745,994/
Pahava672,761/
Papaya672,282/
Phophi671,556/
Papais67917/
Paypay67912/
Padpad67848/
Papesh67841/
Papaux67835/
Patpat67774/
Paapai67614/
Papish67576/
Papich67564/
Papysh67558/
Paipay67359/
Paipai67305/
Papaiy67223/
Papash67217/
Papach67217/
Paspas67206/
Papehe67190/
Papaja67153/
Papacz67143/
Padpai67134/
Papait67120/
Phopho67113/
Papaiz67109/
Paupau6766/
Papych6762/
Papaia6757/
Paappa6753/
Papasz6753/
Pappad6747/
Paspau6742/
Pappah6740/
Papaud6733/
Pahape6731/
Peapea6729/
Paphos6728/
Patpai6727/
Phepho6725/
Papahu6724/
Papaip6724/
Phafat6723/
Phaipi6723/
Phappe6720/
Pappai6720/
Paapaa6719/
Pappay6716/
Phophe6716/
Pappaa6713/
Phapit6713/
Ppappa6713/
Paipad6711/
Papaïs6711/
Papa'a679/
Vahapa678/
Phapoo677/
Papats676/
Paupat676/
Papaid676/
Pappap675/
Pappat675/
Pajpai675/
Phatpo675/
Papeea675/
Paphis674/
Pazpaz674/
Papaay674/
Papeas674/
Papast673/
Pappau673/
Papeat673/
Papaih673/
Papays673/
Paposh673/
Paypai673/
Paipas673/
Pabpai673/
Papaat672/
Papech672/
Papads672/
Paipat672/
Phaipetch672/
Padpay672/
Papayt672/
Paphet672/
Pophaa671/
Phaspi671/
Pajpay671/
Papaai671/
Papaas671/
Papass671/
Paphey671/
Paphuj671/
Papouh671/
Pappaj671/
Vaphai671/
Paapat671/
Papher671/
Pappeh671/
Fhafha671/
Paypat671/
Papeuh671/
Paphot671/
Papiea671/
Papa'e671/
Papuľa671/
Pabpad671/
Paaipa671/
Phopah671/
Phappo671/
Pohfah671/
Phefha671/
Phopoh671/
Phaper671/
Phapis671/
Phappi671/
Phapui671/
Pohpoh671/
Paphio671/
Paphoo671/
Paepai671/
Paepay671/
Paupas670/

Phapha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phapha in the Oriya language
ଫାଫାphapha-
Phapha in the Hindi language
फफाphapha63.64
फाफाphapha36.36

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