Phontshi Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

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

Phontshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phontshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa621:873,83457,209

Phontshi (24) may also be a first name.

Phontshi Last Name Facts

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

Phontshi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Phontshi.

How Common Is The Last Name Phontshi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Phontshi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phontshi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phontshi is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name in the world, held by 24 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 873,834. In South Africa Phontshi is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent are found, Limpopo, where 16 percent are found and Western Cape, where 11 percent are found.

Phontshi Last Name Statistics demography

Phontshi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.26% less than the national average, earning R 65,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontshi93441/
Phontsi935/
Phantshi8820/
Phuntshi882/
Pontsi8627/
Phantsi801,540/
Phonchi80135/
Fontshi8068/
Pantshi8041/
Phontsa805/
Phuntsi805/
Pontsha803/
Vontshi801/
Puntshi801/
Phonchai757,707/
Phants'i75208/
Phonchoi75160/
Phant'si7524/
Phountzi755/
Phantsha752/
Pontsier751/
Pantsi71910/
Phonzi71109/
Ponchi7167/
Pontsa7163/
Ponzhi7121/
Phoonchai719/
Ponzsi713/
Pontse711/
Ponchio67473/
Ponchai67322/
Phanchi67160/
Phantse6770/
Pantsis6763/
Pantchi6711/
Ponts'a6711/
Poonchi679/
Pont'sa679/
Phantši676/
Phantzi675/
Fontshe674/
Fantshi673/
Phantsa671/
Phunchi671/
Ponchii671/
Pontser671/
Fontchi671/
Pantshe671/

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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 Phontshi
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