Phiri Surname

541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 998,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Phiri Surname Definition:

Phiri is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: mountain.

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Phiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi473,5111:362
Zambia373,5051:421
Zimbabwe73,4111:2109
South Africa42,9571:1,261134
Mozambique23,4831:1,161282
Botswana3,9381:5555
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
England1,2281:45,3735,716
Swaziland1,2131:1,070140
Lesotho8301:2,449346
Tanzania4701:112,64210,843
United States3241:1,118,70080,737
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Namibia2271:10,6142,012
Thailand1261:560,62295,829
Australia1251:215,96620,787
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Canada661:558,26746,632
Scotland401:133,8458,251
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Wales281:110,5198,545
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
China151:91,154,7714,767
Sweden151:656,45048,545
India131:59,005,029552,550
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Norway81:642,78647,258
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Finland61:916,11741,832
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
France41:16,605,680368,153
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Phiri (7,801) may also be a first name.

Phiri Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Phiri is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: mountain.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Phiri is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: mountain.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

A surname found among the Nyanja or Chewa people of Zambia and Malawi and their descendants. It means 'mountain', having been the associative name of Chewa Royalty that was established over 300 years ago at Kapirintini in Malawi, near modern day Mozambique. Phiri and Banda people amount to almost 1.5 million people making it one of the most numerous in the world.

Unrelated to the above is another Phiri surname which is the surname found in Sotho language countries, i.e Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa. This Phiri means 'secret' and has the spotted hyena as an allegorical totem animal. It is less numerous than the Chewa based one but has a town in Soweto Johannesburg named after it.

- phiri.tembo

Phiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phiri (Oriya: ଫିରି) has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 541st most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 7,299 people. The surname Phiri occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phiri reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Phiri is also the 72,306th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 7,801 people.

Phiri is the most frequently occurring surname in one country:Zambia, where 37 percent are found. The surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 473,511 people, or 1 in 36. Outside of Malawi it is found in 79 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 37 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.

Phiri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Phiri surname are 37.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.32% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Phiri earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 45.78% less than the national average, earning 187,660 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.32% less than the national average, earning R 165,588 per year; in United States they earn 5.27% less than the national average, earning $40,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.86% less than the national average, earning $44,286 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phairi91193/
Phirie91164/
Phirih91105/
Phitri9113/
Phirii9110/
Phirai917/
Phirij914/
Phirri914/
Phisri913/
Phirid912/
Phiris912/
Phiriz911/
Phiroi911/
Phirio911/
Phirip911/
Phirit911/
Phiriy911/
Phirhi911/
Piri8950,035/
Phiraai8389/
Phaisri8352/
Phairis8327/
Phairip837/
Phirrie834/
Phairit833/
Pheirei831/
Phirijh831/
Pahgiri831/
Phuisri831/
Phoisri831/
Phairai831/
Phairoi831/
Pheiris830/
Pieri8023,260/
Piriz8014,667/
Piris8013,742/
Pirie808,690/
Pitri804,155/
Pirri804,116/
Piroi801,764/
Pirio80974/
Pairi80881/
Pirih80771/
Pirei80722/
Piori80536/
Phira80507/
Pirai80457/
Pirit80326/
Piriy80315/
Piriç80101/
Pisri8091/
Pheri8073/
Phuri8062/
Pirgi8061/
Poiri8050/
Peiri8049/
Puiri8045/
Phire8044/
Pirui8042/
Pihri8014/
Pirii807/
Phiry805/
Pirip805/
Fhiri805/
Pirij804/
Pirid804/
Pijri803/
Ppiri803/
Pirzi803/
Piryi802/
Pgiri802/
Pehri802/
Pfiri801/
Hpiri801/
Phairith7712/
Phaisrii771/
Peiris73134,762/
Pierri737,259/
Phiroj731,550/
Pirrie731,396/
Peirai73458/
Pherri73370/
Phetri73298/
Pairis73296/
Paitri73248/
Pirich73238/
Pairie73197/
Pierie73174/
Phaire73146/
Poirie73139/
Pirois73139/
Peiroi73137/
Pirrit73112/
Piroit7391/
Pitris7366/
Paisri7359/
Fhitri7355/
Pheris7341/
Pirzai7336/
Pfirai7333/
Phiray7332/
Phiraj7330/
Pirish7327/
Pairei7321/
Pfitri7321/
Pittri7320/
Pirris7319/
Peirie7318/
Puirih7317/
Pitriy7316/
Puirit7315/
Phirer7313/
Poiris7312/
Pirzie7311/
Pirgai7311/
Pairid7310/
Phiree7310/
Pairoi738/
Poirei737/
Phiruj737/
Pujhri737/
Peirri737/
Piridh736/
Pairiz736/
Hfairi736/
Phirej735/
Phirry735/
Pairit735/
Piraiy734/
Pireis734/
Pairai734/
Phaira733/
Paairi733/
Pherit733/
Pahjri733/
Peitri732/
Pithri732/
Pierei732/
Poirri732/
Phesri732/
Poisri732/
Phires731/
Pohjri731/
Phayri731/
Pherid731/
Pethri731/
Piraij731/
Pirrei731/
Pitrai731/
Phurri731/
Pairij731/
Pehrio731/
Pirrip731/
Pirioa731/
Piriss731/
Piraai731/
Pioroi731/
Piraip731/
Poiroi731/
Peirid731/
Peiriz731/
Pirist731/
Pierai731/
Pherie731/
Piorgi731/
Pirhai731/
Peirei731/
Peirui731/
Fhiori731/
Puri67168,908/
Peri6722,612/
Pira6715,935/
Pire6710,718/
Viri673,697/
Firi671,079/
Pyri67579/
Piry67363/
Phetrit67357/
Péri67178/
Phairoj67168/
Pierrie67122/
Piraish67102/
Päri6797/
Phirojh6796/
Pairish6760/
Pitrois6757/
Píri6755/
Pirritt6737/
Pirzieh6733/
Piereij6731/
Pitrich6726/
Pheiray6724/
Peirish6721/
Poirrie6719/
Piroish6711/
Pirè679/
Phetrid679/
Piré678/
Poiraia677/
Pirrish677/
Paheeri675/
Pairich674/
Pairith674/
Pirá672/
Phairee672/
Phairoa672/
Phierre671/
Pfairai671/
Phairez671/
Phairuj671/
Pethris671/
Pireich671/
Pirj671/
Paithri671/
d'Pieri671/
Phierry671/
Paitris671/
Pirisch671/
Pitroip671/
Pitruis671/
Faheiri671/
Phetrip671/
Phetris671/
Phiraya671/
Phairay671/
Pethrit671/
Pherris670/
Phaires670/
Pairrie670/
Peirzie670/
Poitris670/

Phiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phiri in the Oriya language
ଫିରିphiri66.67
ଫିରୀphiri22.22
ଫୀରିphiri11.11

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