Phophoyi Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

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

Phophoyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phophoyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1211:447,75037,883

Phophoyi Last Name Facts

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

Phophoyi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phophoyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phophoyi is the 1,649,806th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname Phophoyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phophoyi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 447,750. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 46 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 32 percent live and North West, where 7 percent live.

Phophoyi Last Name Statistics demography

Phophoyi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.4% less than the national average, earning R 60,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phophoi933/
Phopoyi931/
Popoyi86150/
Phophay8030/
Phophai8017/
Phopoye8010/
Phophoe801/
Popoy77362/
Popoi77320/
Photphai7578/
Phopheyo751/
Phophoja751/
Phophayu751/
Poipoi71189/
Pospoy7171/
Popoji7128/
Popoia7115/
Popoye7113/
Pospoi7113/
Phopay716/
Photphayu715/
Popoio714/
Popoić712/
Phopai711/
Popoit711/
Popoya711/
Pooypooyi711/
Papoyi711/
Popoaia67422/
Phaphai67267/
Phaphui6767/
Pospoyo6733/
Phopayu6714/
Popooia6713/
Phouphouet6710/
Phophae675/
Phopaya674/
Phodpai674/
Potpoia673/
Popoiau673/
Phophau671/
Phoopheeyo671/
Poophai671/
Phaphuy671/
Poppyia671/
Popoyas671/
Phoopui671/
Poupoid670/

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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
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  • 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 Phophoyi
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