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) is found most in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Philani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,980,395th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Philani live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 31,330th most widespread first name on earth, held by 25,690 people.

Philani is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 694,586. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent live and Western Cape, where 18 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

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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  • 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 Philani
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