Phekani Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Phekani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phekani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Phekani (5,154) may also be a first name.

Phekani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phekani (Hindi: फेकनी, Oriya: େଫକନୀ) is most common in Malawi. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phekani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 604,614th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,205,743 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Phekani live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phekani is also the 94,412th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 5,154 people.

The surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Apart from Malawi this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Phekani Last Name Statistics demography

Phekani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.78% less than the national average, earning R 147,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekani9277/
Phikani86831/
Peykani86521/
Phekana8654/
Phakani8637/
Pekkani8635/
Peakani8616/
Petkani862/
Pekhani862/
Pekaani861/
Phekane861/
Phokani861/
Peikani861/
Pekanie861/
Petkanis808/
Piekanie801/
Pahakani801/
Pishkani801/
Phakanij801/
Pahkhani801/
Pakani77597/
Pikani77513/
Pekane77435/
Pecani77361/
Vekani77318/
Pekana77232/
Fekani77151/
Peqani77134/
Pokani77133/
Pekoni7721/
Pekeni772/
Pekany771/
Pykani771/
Pishkhani7531/
Petkanich7520/
Phitkanit751/
Phokane712,821/
Phakane711,146/
Pakhani71119/
Phikane7150/
Pikanie7146/
Paikani7142/
Pikhani7133/
Pokanai7132/
Pekaina7120/
Pikkani7120/
Pecanis7111/
Paykani7110/
Pokhani719/
Fekhani719/
Phicani717/
Vhikani716/
Phikana716/
Pekaine715/
Fekkani714/
Peikana713/
Pahakhaniy713/
Phakeni712/
Pakkani712/
Paekeni711/
Peikany711/
Phikeni711/
Pokkani711/
Pedkoni711/
Phakany711/
Pekanyo711/
Pakaani711/
Pakanoi711/
Pickani711/
Petkane711/
Pekenai711/
Poekeni711/
Peykhani67262/
Pekanets6773/
Paykhani6770/
Pecanich6715/
Pfekenyi6713/
Pakkhani672/
Petkhani672/
Pikkhani671/
Peykaneh671/
Phakhane671/
Pekanesh671/
Peskonni671/
Pikaanie671/
Piekanee671/
Feskanni671/
Paikhani671/
Pescaniy671/
Phikhana671/
Peckonis671/
Phokkane671/

Phekani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phekani in the Hindi language
फेकनीphekani-
Phekani in the Oriya language
େଫକନୀephakani66.67
େଫକନିephakani33.33

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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 Phekani
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