Janefeke Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Janefeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Janefeke Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1721:11,8172,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Janefeke (72) may also be a first name.

Janefeke Last Name Facts

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

Janefeke is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Janefeke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Janefeke is the 1,300,225th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Janefeke live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Janefeke is also the 1,143,416th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 72 people.

Janefeke is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 11,817. In Lesotho Janefeke is most prevalent in: Leribe District, where 48 percent reside, Thaba-Tseka District, where 27 percent reside and Maseru District, where 20 percent reside. Not including Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Janfeke939/
Janeveke8813/
Yanefeke882/
Janfaek803/
Janveke801/
Janefick753/
Jan-Veke751/
Janifeki751/
Janfak71121/
Janfuk711/
Janfick6714/
Janevik6713/
Janifak6711/
Janůfka676/
Janúfka674/
Janufka674/
Janavek673/
Janafik671/
Janveka671/
Janvake671/
Canefick630/
Yanofaky503/
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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 Janefeke
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