Hlafa Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Hlafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hlafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Lesotho151:135,50412,442

Hlafa Last Name Facts

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

Hlafa is found most in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hlafa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Hlafa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hlafa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,152,717. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent live, Gauteng, where 28 percent live and Western Cape, where 9 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 24 percent live.

Hlafa Last Name Statistics demography

Hlafa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.16% less than the national average, earning R 175,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khlafa91571/
Chlafa919/
Lafa89703/
Khlaifa83171/
Khlayfa831/
Hlafuha831/
Laifa806,444/
Lafau803,186/
Lafay802,629/
Lahfa80532/
Lafai80271/
Lafah80224/
Laufa80207/
Lafat80140/
Hlafo8083/
Leafa8081/
Laffa8075/
Lafea8041/
Lafas8029/
Laafa8027/
Lafad8018/
Lafoa8014/
Lafaz8013/
Lhafa809/
Lafha804/
Layfa804/
Latfa803/
Liafa803/
Laïfa802/
Lasfa801/
Lajfa801/
Lafaj801/
Lafaś801/
Laefa801/
Laffay731,099/
Lafaut73381/
Lafaux73338/
Laifah73246/
Lafaja73146/
Lahfas73136/
Lachfa73136/
Lafaia7348/
Lahafa7346/
Lafhaj7323/
Lafait7322/
Laufau7319/
Liaffa7316/
Laffea7315/
Lahufa7313/
Lafeae7312/
Khlafe7310/
Lasfas739/
Liafat738/
Lafaud737/
Lafaya737/
Laiffa736/
Liafas735/
Lafadh734/
Latfat734/
Laatfa734/
Laffas734/
Lathfa733/
Laffah733/
Hlaffo733/
Lafhas732/
Lafayt732/
Laufai732/
Laffai732/
Khlafi732/
Liafau731/
Lafatz731/
Lafeat731/
Lahfaa731/
Laifai731/
Leafea731/
Laufay731/
Lawfat731/
Laffat731/
Lashfa731/
Laufoa731/
Lafash731/
Lafass731/
Lafauz731/
Lawfad731/
Hlapha731/
Lasfaa731/
Lassfa731/
Laisfa731/
Llatfa731/
Laifas731/
Lafaai731/
Lafast730/
Lafais730/
Laffau730/
Lafaus730/
Lafi6715,368/
Lofa672,221/
Lefa671,732/
Lafy67893/
Lafe67482/
Lafo67186/
Laaffat67170/
Khlaifi6793/
Lahfaya6765/
Laffaux6727/
Laifatt6715/
Khleifa6711/
Lafaitt6711/
Lafatch6711/
Laffait674/
Khlaify674/
Lafhais674/
Lafahaj674/
Lahfaia673/
Lafá673/
Chlafer672/
Laudfas672/
Laffeas672/
Laffaya672/
Lafj672/
Lafeath671/
Laifait671/
Lassffa671/
Léfa671/
Lafé671/
Hlafeez671/
Laufooa671/
Lafó671/
Lafaidz671/
Chlafit671/
Lasfaha671/
Lafeast670/

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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 Hlafa
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