Phiniasi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Phiniasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phiniasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Phiniasi (10) may also be a first name.

Phiniasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phiniasi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phiniasi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Phiniasi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phiniasi reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mara Region, where 50 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Phiniasi exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phinihasi942/
Piniasi938/
Piniasih8887/
Phiniasy884/
Phinyasi883/
Phenihasi821/
Finiasi80483/
Peniasi8080/
Pinhasi8050/
Viniasi801/
Pinyasi801/
Pinhassi751,119/
Puniasih7554/
Peniasih7540/
Phiniace752/
Phenyasi751/
Finihasi751/
Phenehasi715/
Feniasi67107/
Finyasi6798/
Penhasi6720/
Fineasi6717/
Funiasi6711/
Veniasi676/
Pinhasy673/
Peniase672/
Viniaci671/
Vuniasi671/
Viniosi671/

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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 Phiniasi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis