Phathwa Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Phathwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phathwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2621:206,78521,999
England11:55,718,059489,080

Phathwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phathwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phathwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 980,795th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phathwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 262 people, or 1 in 206,785. In South Africa Phathwa is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 78 percent live, Gauteng, where 9 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent live. Other than South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live.

Phathwa Last Name Statistics demography

Phathwa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.19% less than the national average, earning R 182,532 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phatwa9224/
Pathwa923/
Phethwa8628/
Pathway861/
Patwa8320,845/
Phathuay801/
Pastwa772,283/
Phatwi77481/
Pathwe77100/
Phetwa7747/
Patway7721/
Patwad7714/
Fathwa7710/
Phatwe779/
Phatua773/
Patwaa772/
Pethwa771/
Patwea771/
Patwah771/
Pastway7145/
Phatwet7117/
Fathwah7115/
Pattway7112/
Pahatua713/
Phadwas712/
Pahadwa711/
Pethway711/
Patua672,363/
Fatwa671,785/
Padwa67750/
Patwi67507/
Petwa67270/
Patwe67104/
Potwa673/
Vatwa673/
Patwy671/
Patwo671/

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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 Phathwa
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