Phunye Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Phunye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 26 | 1:78,175 | 9,832 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Phunye (28) may also be a first name.
Phunye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phunye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Phunye is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phunye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Phunye is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phunye live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent forename globally, held by 28 people.
The surname Phunye is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 78,175. In Lesotho it is most common in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 73 percent are found, Maseru District, where 23 percent are found and Berea District, where 4 percent are found. Beside Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Phunye
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