Phokeng Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phokeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phokeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1361:398,36535,171
Lesotho921:22,0934,562
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Phokeng (223) may also be a first name.

Phokeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phokeng is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Phokeng click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phokeng? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,067,497th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name Phokeng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phokeng are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Phokeng is also the 603,623rd most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 223 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 398,365. In South Africa Phokeng is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 36 percent are found, North West, where 24 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 20 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 39 percent are found and Botswana, where 2 percent are found.

Phokeng Last Name Statistics demography

Phokeng earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.11% less than the national average, earning R 173,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phokaeng933/
Pokeng921/
Phookaeng882/
Phoking8619/
Phakeng8611/
Pokaeng8610/
Pokeung863/
Pohkeng861/
Photking80375/
Poukoeng807/
Phocheng801/
Fokeng77480/
Vokeng77338/
Poking77197/
Pakeng77130/
Pekeng7741/
Pukeng7710/
Poceng777/
Pokemg772/
Phuikoeng751/
Phuking7154/
Foukeng7154/
Pakoeng7148/
Pecoeng7135/
Peckeng7116/
Phaking7111/
Fokueng7111/
Pacheng716/
Pocheng713/
Pooking711/
Pudkeng711/
Poiking711/
Pocking711/
Vockeng711/
Vookeng711/
Foekeng711/
Pojking711/
Pucheng711/
Pukoeng711/
Pakaeng711/
Phukyong6748/
Poecking675/
Pachking672/
Foukeung671/
Vougkeng671/
Fookeung671/
Pakkeung671/
Poicking670/

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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 Phokeng
  • 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