Phiri

See also: phiri

Chichewa

Etymology

From phiri (“mountain”), with a new tone pattern applied.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰí.ɽi/

Proper noun

Phíri

1. a surname

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Phiri was the most common surname in Zambia (409 276 persons = 2.7 percent of the population) and the second most common surname in Malawi (370 905 persons = 2.2 percent of the population).