Phuyani Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

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

Phuyani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phuyani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799

Phuyani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phuyani is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phuyani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Phuyani live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa Phuyani is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 88 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puyani926/
Phiyani866/
Phoyani863/
Pouyani861/
Phayani861/
Pheyani861/
Phuynoi861/
Puyni831/
Phayanoi8041/
Phoyaniy8012/
Pheyanoi805/
Phaujani801/
Pyhyangi801/
Pheuanoi801/
Payani774,455/
Puyana77637/
Pujani77451/
Fuyani77293/
Piyani77114/
Puyane7775/
Peyani7745/
Pahuni7735/
Poyani7732/
Pehani7729/
Puiani7726/
Puyoni7716/
Phaini7710/
Phaeni779/
Puynoi775/
Puyané773/
Phuynh771/
Phueni771/
Phayangai7526/
Phaenoi71704/
Phuinoi71294/
Pheanis71213/
Phoyana71187/
Phayane71184/
Phaweni71157/
Pheyane7155/
Payanni7148/
Fahyani7137/
Phoyane7137/
Phainai7133/
Pujanni7127/
Pheyana7122/
Pahyuni7120/
Pijyani7119/
Payangi7117/
Piyanit7115/
Payanis7114/
Pahaini7114/
Paujani7112/
Phiyana7111/
Phainit719/
Phayana718/
Piyangi718/
Puianni716/
Phainoi715/
Phiyane715/
Payasni713/
Peihani713/
Pohiani712/
Peyangi712/
Phaunis711/
Pujamni711/
Poujani711/
Poyanni711/
Phahuni711/
Phajani711/
Piyanoi711/
Payanie711/
Phujane711/
Phaynid711/
Pujanij711/
Pheanui711/
Paini675,165/
Pauni673,940/
Pouyanne67372/
Panei67360/
Paeni67314/
Phane67152/
Pajni67115/
Pehanich6798/
Pouni6762/
Payni6740/
Peani6732/
Phoyanay6732/
Pujni6721/
Phaennoi6721/
Peuni6716/
Peyni676/
Payangai675/
Pahajani673/
Phajanis671/
Pijyanni671/
Phaenhai671/
Phayanne671/
Puggiani671/
Poyni671/
Pouyanné671/
Phounith671/
Phuinnoi671/
Phujanha671/
Pehannis670/

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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 Phuyani
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