Phetwe Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Phetwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phetwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3671:147,62316,807
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Phetwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phetwe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phetwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 658,434th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phetwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Phetwe is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 367 people, or 1 in 147,623. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 71 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 0 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Phetwe occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 19 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.

Phetwe Last Name Statistics demography

Phetwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.17% less than the national average, earning R 173,064 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phethwe925/
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Petwe91136/
Phetw911/
Phetwa8347/
Phatwe839/
Petwet831/
Petwey831/
Phethwa7728/
Petwech771/
Pettwey771/
Petwa73270/
Patwe73104/
Petue7316/
Potwe7314/
Fetwe731/
Petway671,235/
Phatwi67481/
Pathwe67100/
Photwi6789/
Patwee677/
Paatwe675/
Petues673/
Pedwer673/
Pettue672/
Petwui671/
Pethwa671/
Pedwei671/
Pedwee671/
Peatue671/
Patwey671/
Patwea671/

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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 Phetwe
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