Phephu Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

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

Phephu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phephu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1921:282,17627,721

Phephu (479) may also be a first name.

Phephu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phephu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Phephu.

How Common Is The Last Name Phephu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,218,745th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phephu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 388,635th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 479 people.

The surname Phephu is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 282,176. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live.

Phephu Last Name Statistics demography

Phephu earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.35% more than the national average, earning R 245,604 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phetphu9215/
Pheaphu921/
Phepu911/
Pephu911/
Phetphut8636/
Phaphu83644/
Pephut835/
Phiphu832/
Petphu831/
Pepu80859/
Phiphut77236/
Phapphu7784/
Phaphui7767/
Phaphou772/
Phetput772/
Pechphu771/
Phophau771/
Phetpou771/
Phaphuy771/
Phapu73793/
Pepeu7372/
Pepus7336/
Pepau7326/
Phefu7312/
Pepou737/
Vephu734/
Phopu734/
Paepu733/
Peepu733/
Pophu732/
Phipu732/
Pahpu731/
Pedpu731/
Pespu731/
Petpu731/
Paphu731/
Peput731/
Phiophui71280/
Phaiphut7122/
Phiwphuy712/
Phayphut711/
Phiwphud711/
Piphus67139/
Petput6736/
Peppou6736/
Peipus6726/
Papahu6724/
Pepouy678/
Peapus677/
Peddpu674/
Peppuy674/
Pespau673/
Pa'phu672/
Piepou672/
Phappu672/
Petpuu671/
Pepout671/
Pedtpu671/
Peepeu671/
Pepput671/
Pepush671/
Paphuj671/
Peapou671/
Peupeu671/
Peupou671/
Phapui671/
Pehpui671/
Phypus670/
Phepoe670/

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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 Phephu
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