Phothwane Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

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

Phothwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phothwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933

Phothwane Last Name Facts

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

Phothwane is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phothwane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Phothwane is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phothwane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,152,717. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 72 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found.

Phothwane Last Name Statistics demography

Phothwane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.85% less than the national average, earning R 109,680 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Photwane9443/
Phothwana8921/
Phethwane891/
Photwan88346/
Potwane8852/
Photwang82289/
Phetwane82154/
Photwana8214/
Photwani822/
Fothwane821/
Potwan804/
Photwanna7894/
Photwanit784/
Phuthwana781/
Potwana752,481/
Phatwan7528/
Photwon7510/
Potwine755/
Potwani754/
Patwane751/
Fotwane751/
Pathwan751/
Phatwang71616/
Phatwani7116/
Potthuan718/
Phutwani714/
Phutwana713/
Pathwani712/
Putwanne711/
Putwaine711/
Phetwani711/
Photduang67722/
Phutwanna6778/
Potuan6750/
Patwan6722/
Phoitwong671/

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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 Phothwane
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