Phuthani Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Phuthani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Phuthani Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Phuthani (18) may also be a first name.

Phuthani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phuthani is most common in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Phuthani.

How Common Is The Last Name Phuthani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Phuthani occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Phuthani live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 18 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. Other than South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puthani93934/
Putthani881/
Pudhani805/
Putgani801/
Pudgaini633/
Pudgane537/
Potgouni5068/
Potggoni503/
Podganiy501/
Podgajni501/

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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 Phuthani
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