Fothane Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Fothane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fothane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2291:236,58424,342
Lesotho91:225,84014,831

Fothane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fothane is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fothane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,052,587th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fothane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 236,584. In South Africa Fothane is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 49 percent live, Limpopo, where 35 percent live and North West, where 10 percent live. Outside of South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 4 percent live.

Fothane Last Name Statistics demography

Fothane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.82% less than the national average, earning R 105,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Fotane9217/
Fethane86479/
Fathane86358/
Futhane86218/
Fotaine865/
Fothana863/
Fotanez862/
Fotaner861/
Fotanet861/
Foutane861/
Fotan83135/
Fostanes80632/
Phothane80152/
Foutaine808/
Fhuthane802/
Fostanez802/
Fochthan801/
Fostanep801/
Fotaigne801/
Fhethane801/
Fusthane801/
Fathaner800/
Fethanie800/
Futane777,305/
Fathan771,257/
Fetane77308/
Fotang77295/
Fatane77199/
Fotani7762/
Fotine7748/
Fostan7741/
Foutan7711/
Fotanh777/
Fotone775/
Fotana774/
Votane772/
Foytan771/
Foľtan771/
Fotain771/
Fotene771/
Footan771/
Fottan770/
Fotand770/
Phothanee7532/
Ffostanes751/
Fettane711,123/
Vothanh71950/
Fattane71276/
Fathana71125/
Fatahan7182/
Voitane7162/
Foutain7149/
Footham7134/
Futhana7129/
Vathane7124/
Fatange7118/
Fataner7118/
Fathean7115/
Fhutane7114/
Photane7110/
Fataneh718/
Phothiyane718/
Fotaina717/
Fostant716/
Fatanei716/
Fetaneh716/
Phothan716/
Fostain715/
Fathaan714/
Fatanea714/
Fotoune714/
Fethene713/
Faetane713/
Vethane712/
Fostand712/
Fathene712/
Fathany712/
Fotonea712/
Fothong712/
Fautane711/
Fathine711/
Fustane711/
Futasne711/
Fathone711/
Fadthan711/
Fathanh711/
Foutani711/
Fatanee711/
Futanje711/
Fohtham711/
Fotinee711/
Phoothanee711/
Foutant710/
Foitain710/
Foithong672,778/
Fatan671,314/
Foythong67931/
Fatehani67303/
Votan67294/
Phethane67138/
Fathoune6796/
Foton6763/
Phuthane6762/
Fustanes6761/
Fathonie6749/
Foteinea6747/
Fattahan6744/
Phathane6713/
Phothana6710/
Phothang677/
Voothani675/
Fotam675/
Fhethani675/
Fattaneh674/
Vathanee672/
Fustaine672/
Foothong672/
Fostaini672/
Photanee672/
Fatahamn671/
Fatahani671/
Vadthane671/
Fathhani671/
Fathinee671/
Fostañez671/
Foustani671/
Vathanie671/
Fatheene671/
Phothone671/
Phothain671/
Fouthong671/
Fostatyn671/
Foithonh671/
Fouteney670/
Fouteine670/
Foustain670/

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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 Fothane
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