Phuthing Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phuthing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phuthing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
Lesotho261:78,1759,832

Phuthing (14) may also be a first name.

Phuthing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phuthing is most common in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phuthing? popularity and diffusion

Phuthing is the 1,338,236th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phuthing live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 14 people.

The last name Phuthing is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 384,239. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 81 percent are found, Gauteng, where 9 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Phuthing is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 16 percent are found.

Phuthing Last Name Statistics demography

Phuthing earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.52% less than the national average, earning R 77,196 per year.

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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 Phuthing
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