Phikani Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Phikani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phikani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7061:24,2483,692
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Phikani (505) may also be a first name.

Phikani Last Name Facts

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

Phikani (Hindi: फिकनी, Oriya: ଫିକନି) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Phikani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phikani? popularity and diffusion

Phikani is the 418,171st most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. The last name Phikani occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phikani live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phikani is also the 376,889th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 505 people.

Phikani is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 706 people, or 1 in 24,248. Apart from Malawi Phikani is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phikani Last Name Statistics demography

Phikani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.31% less than the national average, earning R 51,552 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pikani92513/
Phitkanit881/
Phekani86513/
Phikane8650/
Pikanie8646/
Paikani8642/
Pikhani8633/
Pikkani8620/
Phicani867/
Phukani867/
Phikana866/
Vhikani866/
Pickani861/
Peikani861/
Phikeni861/
Phikhana801/
Paikhani801/
Pikkhani801/
Pishkani801/
Pikaanie801/
Piekanie801/
Vikani77889/
Fikani77296/
Pikane7781/
Pekani7777/
Pikana7776/
Pukani7763/
Picani7759/
Pikeni7720/
Piqani778/
Pykani771/
Pikoni771/
Pikany771/
Pishkhani7531/
Pickainis755/
Pickannie751/
Peykani71521/
Poikane71516/
Phukane71136/
Poikany71102/
Piscani7177/
Vikhani7171/
Phekana7154/
Paikane7141/
Vhukani7141/
Pekkani7135/
Pikouni7134/
Phicane7130/
Peakani7116/
Pickana7112/
Puikane7111/
Paykani7110/
Pikeeni7110/
Phukeni7110/
Pikaner719/
Pikhane718/
Pukhani717/
Paikeni717/
Faikani717/
Vaikani716/
Pfukani715/
Picanni714/
Peikana713/
Petkani712/
Pekhani712/
Fikhani711/
Pekaani711/
Phukoni711/
Poikana711/
Peikany711/
Fikkani711/
Pekanie711/
Phicana711/
Picanai711/
Phekane711/
Picanio711/
Vikkani711/
Pikanje711/
Piccani711/
Phukanj711/
Peykhani67262/
Paykhani6770/
Phukheni6711/
Petkanis678/
Pickaine672/
Petkhani672/
Vaikhani671/
Paikaina671/
Piekanee671/
Paikhana671/

Phikani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phikani in the Hindi language
फिकनीphikani-
Phikani in the Oriya language
ଫିକନିphikani-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phikani
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