Lafuthi Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

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

Lafuthi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafuthi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094

Lafuthi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafuthi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lafuthi.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafuthi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lafuthi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Lafuthi is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and Western Cape, where 20 percent are found.

Lafuthi Last Name Statistics demography

Lafuthi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.13% less than the national average, earning R 78,108 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafuti925/
Lafutha862/
Lafuthe861/
Lafauti861/
Lefuti7755/
Lafiti779/
Lafuta774/
Lafute773/
Lafuste7116/
Lafuite7113/
Lafithe7111/
Liafuta711/
Lawfiti711/
Lafaute711/
Lephuthi67206/
Laffuste6712/
Laffutte677/
Lafuchte671/

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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 Lafuthi
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