Phefeni Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Phefeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phefeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054

Phefeni (188) may also be a first name.

Phefeni Last Name Facts

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

Phefeni is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Phefeni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phefeni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Phefeni occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phefeni live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phefeni is also the 663,277th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 188 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Phefeni is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 88 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent live.

Phefeni Last Name Statistics demography

Phefeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.62% less than the national average, earning R 112,596 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pefeni922/
Pefini774/
Pefenj771/
Pepheni71181/
Pefinis7121/
Peufene7114/
Peufiene671/
Phephene671/
Peuhfene671/
Pefine6221/
Pifini621/
Phetphinit5910/
Pefines574/
Piphini573/
Pefinez571/
Peufine571/
Pifener570/
Phaiphetnoi5620/
Pephinit5314/
Pfifener531/

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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 Phefeni
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