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 is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filoane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name Filoane is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Filoane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Filoane is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 44 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 17,829. In Lesotho Filoane is mostly found in: Butha-Buthe District, where 49 percent live, Leribe District, where 28 percent live and Mafeteng District, where 13 percent live. Aside from Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live.

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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