Lefalo Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lefalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho221:92,38910,629
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Lefalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lefalo is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lefalo.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lefalo is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Lefalo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lefalo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Lefalo is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 92,389. In Lesotho Lefalo is most frequent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 77 percent are found and Maseru District, where 23 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 19 percent are found.

Lefalo Last Name Statistics demography

Lefalo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.64% less than the national average, earning R 50,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefallo9275/
Lefaloa927/
Lefahlo921/
Lofalo83137/
Lefala8386/
Lefelo831/
Lefolo831/
Lephalo77422/
Lifahlo77100/
Lefahla778/
Lefatla777/
Lefalla773/
Lafaelo772/
Lehfelo771/
Lefollo771/
Lefeelo771/
Lephallo711,354/
Lefoulou715/
Letfalla712/
Lefela67496/
Lofala67376/
Lifala67205/
Lafala67161/
Lifolo6748/
Lefola6718/
Lafelo679/
Lifelo674/
Lephalllo671/
Lepfoulou671/
Leaphallo671/

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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
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  • 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 Lefalo
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