Lefakane Surname

386,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 920 people bear this surname

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

Lefakane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefakane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9131:59,3407,496
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Lefakane Last Name Facts

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

Lefakane has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefakane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 386,017th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,921,246 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lefakane live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Lefakane is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 913 people, or 1 in 59,340. In South Africa Lefakane is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 55 percent live, North West, where 41 percent live and Limpopo, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Lefakane occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Lefakane Last Name Statistics demography

Lefakane earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.88% more than the national average, earning R 306,276 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefakoane942/
Lefakana883/
Lofakane881/
Lefokane881/
Lefakanya829/
Levkane8018/
Leva Kanae781/
Lefagana7511/
Lefakini754/
Lefkoune753/
Lefken7149/
Lefkin7143/
Lavkan7129/
Lefkun7127/
Lefkon7124/
Lefackong711/
Lfkine711/
Levakin67216/
Leifken6789/
Leefken6767/
Lephokoane6736/
Lephokwane6731/
Lvakana6728/
Levakyn6721/
Levkine678/
Loefken675/
Lefkoun673/
Leufken673/
Lefikayana671/
Leaf Khana671/
Lafkhan671/
Lfkn671/
L'Fagan671/
Lavakan671/
Lefcano671/
Liefken671/
Liefkin670/
Leefkin670/
L Fagan670/
Lefaucon631/
Liphakana5916/
Leawphakon561/
Liphakon5055/

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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 Lefakane
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis