Philani Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Iceland

Philani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa781:694,58649,962
England41:13,929,515290,718
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Philani (25,690) may also be a first name.

Philani Last Name Facts

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

Philani (Oriya: ଫିଲନି) occurs most in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Philani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,980,395th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. Philani occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Philani reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Philani is also the 31,330th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 25,690 people.

The last name Philani is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 694,586. In South Africa Philani is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent are found and Western Cape, where 18 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Philani occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Philani Last Name Statistics demography

Philani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.41% less than the national average, earning R 151,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Philani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Philani in the Oriya language
ଫିଲନିphilani-

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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 Philani
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