Phokoana Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phokoana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phokoana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Lesotho241:84,69010,225

Phokoana (36) may also be a first name.

Phokoana Last Name Facts

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

Phokoana is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phokoana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phokoana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most widely held first name internationally, held by 36 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 71 percent live, Gauteng, where 23 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 41 percent live.

Phokoana Last Name Statistics demography

Phokoana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.81% less than the national average, earning R 74,112 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phookoana941/
Phokhoana941/
Pokoana936/
Phokoane88669/
Phakoana88287/
Phekoana881/
Phukoana881/
Phookoane828/
Phakoanaa821/
Pokoane8022/
Fokoana803/
Phokhaonna7819/
Phakoane75193/
Phoqoane753/
Phokaone751/
Pokouane751/
Phukoane751/
Fokoane6795/
Poqoane6732/
Poshkohani676/
Pakoane673/
Phacoane631/
Vakoani536/
Pacaonas501/
Feukoane501/
Vakhoane501/

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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 Phokoana
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