Phaphama Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phaphama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phaphama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho821:24,7874,958
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Phaphama (1,227) may also be a first name.

Phaphama Last Name Facts

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

Phaphama is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phaphama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,453,389th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Phaphama occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phaphama live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phaphama is also the 225,866th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 1,227 people.

Phaphama is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 24,787. In Lesotho Phaphama is most numerous in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 79 percent reside, Maseru District, where 17 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 4 percent reside. Other than Lesotho Phaphama is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 44 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Phaphama Last Name Statistics demography

Phaphama earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.84% less than the national average, earning R 88,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phaphami8855/
Phaphame885/
Phaphoma881/
Papama86664/
Phophamas823/
Papamma803,665/
Papaama8011/
Papamau808/
Pappama807/
Papamoa805/
Paepama803/
Papamai802/
Papamaa801/
Patpama801/
Phophamaph787/
Phophoma7520/
Pappamma7516/
Paupamah7514/
Papaamma756/
Paapamma755/
Papaymma754/
Papaimma753/
Papammah751/
Papamaya751/
Papamaja751/
Papameau750/
Papamo71493/
Papame7126/
Papami7115/
Vapama713/
Pafama712/
Pepama711/
Pashpamma711/
Phophamid711/
Papamie67180/
Vapamaa6726/
Pavamah674/
Papammi673/
Fapatma673/
Papomad672/
Padpame671/
Papamit671/
Papomma671/
Papaami671/
Papouma671/
Papamei671/
Fapamma671/
Papames671/

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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 Phaphama
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