Hlakafu Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Hlakafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hlakafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho721:28,2305,446
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Hlakafu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hlakafu has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Hlakafu.

How Common Is The Last Name Hlakafu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hlakafu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 28,230. In Lesotho Hlakafu is most prevalent in: Qacha's Nek District, where 83 percent live, Quthing District, where 15 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlakavu868/
Hlakufu861/
Hlakafo861/
Lakaf831,925/
Lakfu833/
Lukafu77418/
Lakafa7728/
Lakaff7711/
Lakavu779/
Likafu775/
Laakaf775/
Lakafe772/
Lakauf772/
Lakafi771/
Hlakfa771/
Lagafu771/
Lakhaf771/
Lakkaf771/
Lakf7347/
Lkaf732/
Hlakuva71339/
Lakhfou71321/
Louakaf71149/
Lackaff7162/
Laikauf7126/
Lakafia7121/
Hlekefu7111/
Lacafou7110/
Lagafou718/
Lagafua718/
Lakwafi717/
Laukafo717/
Hlakuvu712/
Laykauf712/
Lackofu712/
Laoukaf711/
Lukaifu711/
Lukafua711/
Llkiafu711/
Laikafi711/
Lakfo67234/
Lakef67101/
Lacaf6738/
Lekfu6726/
Lakva6724/
Lakafiah6715/
Likfu6711/
Lagaf677/
Lakkhafi676/
Lakif675/
Lakhavau674/
Louakafi672/
Lekaf672/
Hlakhova672/
Lakfa671/
Hlqaf671/
Hlaikova671/
Lajkf671/
Lakhf671/
Lakof671/
Leakf671/
Lakfi671/
Louakkaf671/
Lakawufo671/
Lagfu671/
Lukayufu671/
Laukauff670/
Laickauf670/
Laukhauf670/
Lekoufou5311/

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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 Hlakafu
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