Lebofa Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lebofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lebofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3301:6,1591,287
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245

Lebofa (20) may also be a first name.

Lebofa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lebofa is found most in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lebofa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lebofa is the 769,129th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lebofa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Lebofa is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 6,159. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Qacha's Nek District, where 69 percent are found, Maseru District, where 13 percent are found and Mohale's Hoek District, where 5 percent are found. Other than Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Lebofa Last Name Statistics demography

Lebofa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.37% less than the national average, earning R 89,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leibofa921/
Labofa8359/
Lebofo831/
Lebofe831/
Leboffe77272/
Leboifo7733/
Laboffa774/
Labofah772/
Labofha771/
Lebofie771/
Labafa671/
Libopha621/
Lebeufe621/
Lebeuffe572/
Labefo5013/
Libafi506/
Liwafa501/

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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 Lebofa
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