Lefane Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Lefane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Lefane (28) may also be a first name.

Lefane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lefane is found most in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lefane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lefane is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Lefane occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Lefane reside; 44 percent reside in Southern Africa and 44 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lefane is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name internationally, held by 28 people.

Lefane is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Lefane is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Algeria, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlefane9238/
Lefeane922/
Leffane922/
Lefayne921/
Lefaine920/
Lefan91368/
Lefojane8679/
Lefangue861/
Lefani831,094/
Lefaan83451/
Lefang83237/
Lefine83122/
Lafane83121/
Lefant8366/
Lefand8363/
Lefana8339/
Lefone8326/
Lefean8314/
Lofane837/
Lefene833/
Leefan833/
Lefann832/
Leifan832/
Letfan831/
Lefain831/
Leafan831/
Leffan830/
Lefaun830/
Lifanje77220/
Hlafane7746/
Hlefana7723/
Lifange7722/
Hlefani7711/
Leffand7710/
Lephane776/
Leafana774/
Leifang774/
Laffane773/
Lefaint772/
Lefaani771/
Lhofane771/
Lafeane771/
Lafanie771/
Lofaene771/
Lafaene771/
Lafaine771/
Lefonge771/
Leefang771/
Lefeant770/
Leyfang770/
Lefaant770/
Lifan73121/
Lefon7374/
Lyfan7319/
Lefam731/
Lepheane711,352/
Lefanova7180/
Lefanová7135/
Lefiyana7119/
Lipheane711/
Lefeyine711/
Lephanie711/
Lyfanets711/
Lefgoune711/
Leiphane710/
Lafone67235/
Lefont67203/
Lifang67203/
Lephan67169/
Lephojane67132/
Levahn6776/
Lifana6768/
Lafene6759/
Leffon6730/
Lefond6727/
Lofone6724/
Lefohn6721/
Leefon6720/
Lepheeane6720/
Laifan6715/
Lefong6711/
Lifani679/
Lefona676/
Hlifan674/
Lephehane674/
Lefoin673/
Leyfanova672/
Lepheyane671/
Lefoni671/
Lifone671/
Litfan671/
Lipfan671/
Leifon671/
Lefongnie671/
Lifine671/
Lephiyane671/
Liffan670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lefane
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