Fomelane Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Fomelane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fomelane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho471:43,2467,178
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Fomelane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fomelane is most common in Lesotho. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fomelane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fomelane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fomelane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 43,246. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 85 percent live and Thaba-Tseka District, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fomelana882/
Famelan801/
Fomelong7524/
Famelgan754/
Fomilyan752/
Famolane751/
Familan6751/
Familgan63334/
Familian63161/
Familant6387/
Familyan6312/
Familiant5932/
Familyang5914/
Familiana591/
Fatmilatin564/
Familanova561/
Familyanova539/
Fatmaajlani534/
Vamilan531/
Familyannyy531/
Vamilene501/

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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
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  • 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 Fomelane
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