Tswana
Phiri
Means 'hyena'; a Sotho-Tswana clan/totem name.
More Tswana surnames
TswanaBabirwaSotho-Tswana clan; totem is the buffalo.→TswanaBafokengSotho-Tswana clan name; "people of the dew.".→TswanaBahurutsheSenior Tswana clan; totem is the baboon (tshwene).→TswanaBahwadubaSotho-Tswana clan; buffalo totem.→TswanaBakgatlaTswana clan; totem is the monkey (kgabo).→TswanaBakhurutsheSotho-Tswana clan; totem traditionally the baboon/pig.→TswanaBangwaketseTswana clan of Botswana; crocodile/duiker totem.→TswanaBangwatoTswana clan of Botswana; totem is the duiker.→
Surname origins and clan notes are indicative and culturally sourced — they can be contested and vary by family, lineage and region.