Phofane Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phofane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phofane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
Lesotho491:41,4816,991

Phofane (28) may also be a first name.

Phofane Last Name Facts

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

Phofane is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phofane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phofane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 28 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 541,777. In South Africa Phofane is most common in: Free State, where 85 percent live, Gauteng, where 13 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Phofane occurs in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 33 percent live.

Phofane Last Name Statistics demography

Phofane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.1% less than the national average, earning R 61,560 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pofane92278/
Phafane86392/
Phofana862/
Phofone861/
Phofani861/
Phefane861/
Phofang861/
Pofan836/
Phofaana801/
Phophane801/
Pofangue801/
Pofana77230/
Pofine7727/
Fofane7718/
Pofaan7712/
Pofene7711/
Poffan7711/
Pofand7711/
Pofani778/
Phofon774/
Pefane771/
Poofan771/
Pofone771/
Pafane771/
Phafan771/
Phophan71193/
Paphane7177/
Phafana7150/
Pofandt7131/
Pofiene717/
Phoophanee716/
Poufine712/
Fofaneh711/
Fofanie711/
Pathfan711/
Pafagne711/
Phafand711/
Pefanea711/
Pohfene711/
Pophane711/
Phofoni711/
Phafani711/
Photphan672,801/
Fofan6773/
Phophang6723/
Phaphane6716/
Pofatnyi6714/
Phaphone6711/
Phoophan6710/
Phophana676/
Pofon674/
Pafan673/
Phodphan673/
Vofan672/
Pouffone672/
Phatfani671/
Peffanee671/
Fofannie671/
Paphanee671/
Paphanhe671/
Peuhfene671/
Phophand671/
Pohfiene671/
Pofienne671/
Phophone671/
Phouphan671/
Phowphan671/
Phoiphan671/
Phatfang671/
Podfeang671/

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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 Phofane
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