Phenya Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3831:141,45616,257
Lesotho601:33,8766,160
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Phenya (125) may also be a first name.

Phenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phenya (Hindi: फेंया) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phenya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phenya is the 623,516th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Phenya live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phenya is also the 832,731st most common first name internationally. It is borne by 125 people.

The surname Phenya is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 383 people, or 1 in 141,456. In South Africa Phenya is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 61 percent reside, Free State, where 13 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 11 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 12 percent reside and Thailand, where 5 percent reside.

Phenya Last Name Statistics demography

Phenya earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.72% less than the national average, earning R 171,756 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penya91609/
Phenyo83766/
Penyah83278/
Phinya83201/
Vhenya8333/
Peenya8331/
Phenia832/
Penhya831/
Phenias77212/
Pheniaz774/
Phengna774/
Phinhya773/
Penayya771/
Phinyat771/
Penha7329,108/
Penia73713/
Pinya73561/
Pegna73267/
Fenya73199/
Penea73146/
Penja7371/
Penyo7346/
Phenihas7123/
Phengnat714/
Phinyo679,329/
Penias671,279/
Pinhey67357/
Pesnia67116/
Peneha6789/
Peniaz6776/
Penhey6765/
Peniat6750/
Peigna6737/
Pengia6733/
Venyah6730/
Pegnia6725/
Puinya6723/
Penhay6715/
Pisnya6713/
Penija6712/
Pejnia679/
Paynya679/
Penyoo677/
Pinyat677/
Penjai676/
Fienya675/
Peanea674/
Pegnas674/
Peinea673/
Feenya672/
Feunya672/
Petnja672/
Pienia672/
Penjad671/
Ffenya671/
Pinyha671/
Peenja671/
Phinea671/
Petgna671/
Peanyo671/
Peinja671/
Penhai671/
Penhia671/
Penjay671/
Penyot671/
Penjia671/
Phinia671/
Pijnya671/
Fenyaj671/
Painya671/
Penjah671/
Penjap671/
Penhaa671/
Pengea670/
Penyos670/
Penioa670/

Phenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phenya in the Hindi language
फेंयाphenya-

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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 Phenya
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