Phirima Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Phirima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phirima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322

Phirima (56) may also be a first name.

Phirima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phirima is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Phirima.

How Common Is The Last Name Phirima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phirima is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Phirima is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phirima are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 56 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa Phirima is most numerous in: Free State, where 92 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent live.

Phirima Last Name Statistics demography

Phirima earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.2% less than the national average, earning R 30,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirima9248/
Phirime8666/
Phirimi8645/
Poirima8641/
Vhirima8616/
Pirimat864/
Pirimas861/
Pherimat80226/
Phurimai809/
Pijtrima803/
Pirimats801/
Virima77793/
Firima77734/
Purima77109/
Perima77106/
Pirimi7730/
Pirimo7724/
Pirime778/
Pirema773/
Piruma772/
Pereima71834/
Virimai71641/
Pairema7123/
Virimau7117/
Piremat7112/
Firimah7111/
Pirimio7111/
Purihma7111/
Vhirimo7110/
Vierima719/
Pirimoy719/
Perimaa719/
Pärisma718/
Fitrima716/
Perimai713/
Piraaimaya713/
Vhirimi712/
Purhima711/
Purimma711/
Pierimi711/
Piremaj711/
Pirismi711/
Pirimui711/
Perimah711/
Petrima711/
Purrima711/
Firimma711/
Firgima711/
Perisma711/
Pirimis711/
Perimma711/
Piruema711/
Vierimaa67906/
Pierrema6786/
Peirumaa6731/
Vairimaa6712/
Pärismaa6712/
Bpureima674/
Pirimher671/
Petrimea671/
Firimaya671/
Firiomea671/
Bpuraima671/
Fitrimas671/
Piremath671/
Pheremat671/

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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 Phirima
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