Filoane Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Filoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1141:17,8293,803
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Filoane (44) may also be a first name.

Filoane Last Name Facts

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

Filoane occurs most in Lesotho. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Filoane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filoane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Filoane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 44 people.

Filoane is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 17,829. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Butha-Buthe District, where 49 percent reside, Leribe District, where 28 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 13 percent reside. Beside Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Filoane Last Name Statistics demography

Filoane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.94% less than the national average, earning R 47,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filouane938/
Viloane861/
Philoane801/
Viloan77568/
Filojeune752/
Philoan714/
Filogianni711/
Fuloani711/
Pheloane6728/
Phuloane6727/
Philaone671/
Feleuane671/
Pheeloane6388/
Vilaon621/
Philaon57123/
Pheloan5712/
Feloion5711/
Philahon538/
Feloheim531/
Feloujini502/
Philauanh501/

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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 Filoane
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