In the entire world, Philani (Philani 
) is a common masculine first name. The given name Philani is characteristic of South Africa, where it is quite a common male name, Zimbabwe, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and India, where it is an extremely rare feminine name. Much less frequently, Philani is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Philani | Eswatini, South Africa, India, Zimbabwe, Botswana |
| philani zungu South African activist, ZA |
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| philani b mpofu researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-6474-029X) |
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| philani mlilo researcher |
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| philani p mpungose researcher |
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| philani mashazi researcher |
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| philani mavundla South African politician and business tycoon, ZA |
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| philani zulu South African footballer, ZA (b. 1992) |
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| philani zulu football player (b. 1992) |
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