Phorisi Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Phorisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 36 | 1:56,460 | 8,384 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Phorisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phorisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Phorisi occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Phorisi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Phorisi is the 3,228,735th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phorisi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 56,460. In Lesotho Phorisi is most common in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 50 percent reside, Maseru District, where 47 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Phorisi
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