Hlafu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Hlafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hlafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678

Hlafu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hlafu is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hlafu.

How Common Is The Last Name Hlafu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Hlafu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hlafu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Hlafu is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,006,582. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and Western Cape, where 15 percent are found.

Hlafu Last Name Statistics demography

Hlafu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.5% less than the national average, earning R 70,104 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlapfu911/
Lafu89747/
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Lafau803,186/
Lafou80536/
Leafu80247/
Laifu8060/
Lafeu8033/
Laufu8018/
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Hlofu8011/
Latfu8010/
Laafu806/
Hlefu804/
Lavfu804/
Liafu802/
Lafuh801/
Lafui801/
Lapfu801/
Laffu801/
Layfu801/
Lawfu801/
Laafou732,704/
Lafaut73381/
Lafaux73338/
Laffut73293/
Lafoux73190/
Laufou7343/
Laufau7319/
Liafou7317/
Laffou7314/
Lafaud737/
Latffu735/
Ladfus733/
Latfou732/
Hlaphu732/
Leafou731/
Liafau731/
Laffui731/
Lafout731/
Lafauz731/
Lafeuh731/
Laifou731/
Lafaus730/
Laffus730/
Laffau730/
Lefu672,070/
Lofu67141/
Laffaux6727/
Laffoux673/
Laffout672/
Lafó671/
Lafoust671/
Lahfoud671/
Lawfuss670/
Laffeus670/

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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 Hlafu
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