Phiri is used as a family name or surname in Malawi. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Phiri
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Malawi
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Phiri

How popular is Phiri?

Phiri is common in Malawi.

Phiri is ranked 566 on our list.

There are about 291 people in US who wears Phiri as surname and ranked 67747 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 1 per 1 million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
Black 90.72
Others 3.78
White 3.44
Hispanic or Latino 1.72
Phiri is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Zambia which signifies that it is originated from Zambia. Around 900415 people have been found who wears Phiri as their family name. Phiri is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
20,790 Nigeria6
1,941 Sudan4
2,306 Angola4
6,989 Uganda3
18,114 Algeria3
14,193 Egypt3
147,165 Czech Republic2
18,718 Thailand2
131,225 Spain2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
931 Sierra Leone2
5,859 Mauritius2
18,625 Japan2
1,118 Isle of Man2
91,784 Netherlands2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
12,844 Pakistan2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
54,135 Philippines2
11,736 Lithuania2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
13,552 Qatar2
2,877 Cuba1
531 Greenland1
42,479 Greece1
10,190 Bahrain1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
169,904 Brazil1
36,678 Singapore1
2,196 Liberia1
14,618 Guyana1
56,169 Mexico1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
38,830 Morocco1
19,533 Uruguay1
4,435 Togo1
5,553 Taiwan1
21,562 Portugal1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
6,284 Ireland49
20,906 Israel47
20,318 United Arab Emirates46
15,412 Denmark34
36,547 Switzerland27
42,407 Sweden22
22,809 New Zealand19
186,451 Ukraine16
493,558 India15
2,892 China15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
36,621 Canada89
24,466 Belgium67
11,009 Finland60
85,668 Italy56
181,712 Russia52
Countries with hundreds of Phiri:
6,072 Tanzania827
46,994 United States573
6,557 Ghana399
17,922 Poland334
1,274 Kuwait296
38,477 Germany269
121 Iceland244
2,958 Norway236
9,201 Malaysia202
15,306 Australia175
4,108 Scotland144
3,358 Wales113
Countries with thousands of Phiri:
7 Botswana5,234
2,025 Kenya2,825
2,819 England2,759
111 Swaziland1,455
324 Lesotho1,186
230 Namibia1,180
Countries with ten thousands of Phiri:
9 Zimbabwe54,229
180 South Africa33,752
299 Mozambique13,067
Countries with hundred thousands of Phiri:
1 Zambia409,276
2 Malawi370,905
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Phiri Namesakes

  • Alfred Phiri, Soccer player
  • Bizwell Phiri, Soccer player
  • Daphney Phiri, Ray Phiri's ex-wife
  • Ray Phiri, Musician
  • Alfred Phiri, Soccer player
  • Bizwell Phiri, Soccer player
  • Lebogang Phiri, Soccer player
  • Lottie Phiri, Soccer player
  • Andrew Ose Phiri, Author
  • Patrick Phiri, Coach

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