Phethu Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Phethu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phethu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1381:15,8473,103
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Phethu (24) may also be a first name.

Phethu Last Name Facts

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

Phethu occurs more in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phethu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,052,587th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Phethu reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Phethu is also the 2,187,323rd most common given name worldwide, borne by 24 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 15,847. Beside Botswana it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 39 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phethu Last Name Statistics demography

Phethu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.86% less than the national average, earning R 85,872 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phaethu924/
Phethuy921/
Pethu91109/
Phetu9199/
Phetthui861/
Phetthup861/
Pethou8337/
Phathu8324/
Pethau836/
Peethu832/
Phothu832/
Phetut832/
Pethus831/
Petheu831/
Phetus831/
Phetud831/
Pethut831/
Paethu831/
Petu802,431/
Phatthu77233/
Pethoud77208/
Piththu7784/
Phestus7721/
Phethoe7711/
Phettut774/
Paethau773/
Phettud772/
Paththu771/
Phathtu771/
Phetoud771/
Phetout771/
Phyothu771/
Phetaus770/
Pothu735,142/
Petau73667/
Phatu73667/
Pathu73361/
Petou73241/
Phitu73143/
Pietu73138/
Petus73124/
Peteu7383/
Pithu7363/
Pettu7356/
Petuh7328/
Peitu7326/
Fethu7323/
Photu7314/
Peetu7314/
Petux7314/
Petut7310/
Vethu7310/
Petuy7310/
Petuz734/
Poetu732/
Peutu732/
Petuj732/
Paetu732/
Peatu731/
Pethó731/
Pestu731/
Pahtu731/
Photthui714/
Fheuthou711/
Pheastus711/
Pettus676,580/
Fetahu673,006/
Phattu672,912/
Phetoe671,630/
Petoud67212/
Pothou67211/
Paetau67192/
Petoux67128/
Petuch6797/
Pettau6781/
Peteux6753/
Petaut6752/
Petaux6749/
Petaud6745/
Peytou6741/
Petush6738/
Pythou6732/
Petuha6727/
Pahatu6727/
Peetau6725/
Peteut6722/
Pestou6716/
Patohu6714/
Petaus6712/
Pfithu6711/
Petout679/
Peetou679/
Pestus677/
Photuy677/
Pethoe676/
Pithhu674/
Phatui674/
Phatau674/
Peteus674/
Paathu673/
Pöthau673/
Pathau673/
Viethu673/
Patthu672/
Pitthu672/
Pitahu672/
Pithou672/
Feuthu672/
Petuhs672/
Pehtou672/
Patheu672/
Pethoo672/
Potthu671/
Phittu671/
Pahttu671/
Bpathu671/
Veethu671/
Pestau671/
Pettut671/
Fethou671/
Pesteu671/
Paetou671/
Petteu671/
Pettou671/
Petuhh671/
Petuis671/
Peutou671/
Peytau671/
Petous671/
Peitou671/
Pithui671/
Poetou671/
Pōhatu671/
Phaitu671/
Peetus671/
Pithus670/

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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 Phethu
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