Fofokane Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Fofokane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fofokane Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho271:75,2809,683
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Fofokane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fofokane occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofokane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fofokane is the 3,730,171st most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fofokane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 75,280. In Lesotho Fofokane is mostly found in: Qacha's Nek District, where 100 percent live. Other than Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fofogan802/
Fofkin715/
Fafkan711/
Fafokun672/
Fofqani671/
Vafakhan504/
Fefecone504/

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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 Fofokane
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