Phatswa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Phatswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phatswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638

Phatswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phatswa is found most in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phatswa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phatswa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Free State, where 50 percent reside, Gauteng, where 42 percent reside and North West, where 8 percent reside.

Phatswa Last Name Statistics demography

Phatswa earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning R 245,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phatshwa936/
Phatswe8637/
Patshwa865/
Phetswa861/
Phatshwe8036/
Phetshwa8023/
Phatsuea807/
Patzwa7712/
Patsva771/
Petshwa71272/
Patsuha712/
Patchwa712/
Photsuea67394/
Pacwa67201/
Phetsuea6714/
Phatsuer674/
Phatsuep674/
Phetsuha671/

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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 Phatswa
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