Khafo Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Khafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 155 | 1:13,113 | 2,903 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
Khafo (111) may also be a first name.
Khafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khafo has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Khafo.
How Common Is The Last Name Khafo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,369,340th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Khafo live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 890,531st most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 111 people.
The last name Khafo is most common in Lesotho, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 13,113. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 28 percent live, Mafeteng District, where 20 percent live and Thaba-Tseka District, where 19 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
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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 Khafo
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