Fifane Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fifane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fifane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080

Fifane (27) may also be a first name.

Fifane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fifane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fifane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Fifane are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 27 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.

Fifane Last Name Statistics demography

Fifane earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.98% less than the national average, earning R 183,036 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faifane921/
Fifan9126/
Fiffaney860/
Fufane831,317/
Fifani83187/
Faifan8381/
Fefane8364/
Fifine8341/
Fifana8323/
Feifan8314/
Fifain8311/
Fifang831/
Vifane831/
Fifany831/
Fifatin77201/
Fedfane775/
Fufhane774/
Fefanne771/
Fuefane771/
Fefaner770/
Fiffany770/
Vifan739/
Fifon738/
Fefan731/
Fifiyani7125/
Fifanova717/
Feafanes711/
Fifieana711/
Foifon67121/
Fefani67106/
Faifon6779/
Fefana673/
Vipfan673/
Fifona672/
Fiffon672/
Fifamè671/
Feyfan671/
Fifeni671/
Fefean671/
Fefang671/
Viffan671/
Fejfan671/

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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 Fifane
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