Phestus Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Phestus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 14 | 1:172,100 | 9,625 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Phestus (213) may also be a first name.
Phestus Demographics
Phestus Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Phestus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phestus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Phestus has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Phestus? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,307,654th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Phestus live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phestus is also the 619,385th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 213 people.
It is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 172,100. In Namibia Phestus is primarily found in: Oshana Region, where 93 percent live and Hardap Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Namibia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.
Phestus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Phestus
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