Farelane Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Farelane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farelane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho331:61,5938,794
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Farelane (19) may also be a first name.

Farelane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farelane is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Farelane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farelane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Farelane are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Farelane is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 19 people.

This last name is most common in Lesotho, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 61,593. In Lesotho it is most common in: Mokhotlong District, where 39 percent live, Mafeteng District, where 36 percent live and Maseru District, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farzelaneh891/
Faralane8816/
Farzelan881/
Farelian881/
Fareulan881/
Farielana8223/
Fareelyan821/
Farilan801/
Farelon800/
Farelam800/
Fariolan75399/
Varelian7532/
Foreland7522/
Farajlan751/
Fairelon751/
Foreline750/
Feralaine711/
Farilam671/
Forilan671/
Farilon671/

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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 Farelane
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