Lefang Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lefang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1391:149,41816,457
Botswana611:35,8517,015
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
France21:33,211,361423,184
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Lefang (6,375) may also be a first name.

Lefang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lefang (Russian: Лефанг) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,055,483rd most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Lefang live; 59 percent live in Central Africa and 59 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lefang is also the 82,402nd most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 6,375 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 149,418. In Cameroon Lefang is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 29 percent are found, Centre Region, where 23 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Lefang exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Lefang Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lefang earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.73% less than the national average, earning R 29,160 per year and in United States they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $41,766 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leufang9237/
Leifang924/
Laefang922/
Leefang921/
Leyfang920/
Lefan91368/
Leifgang862/
Lefangue861/
Lefaan83451/
Lifang83203/
Lafang8380/
Lefant8366/
Lefand8363/
Lefean8314/
Lefong8311/
Lefane839/
Leefan833/
Lefann832/
Leifan832/
Letfan831/
Lefain831/
Leafan831/
Leffan830/
Lefaun830/
Laifang7741/
Hlefane7738/
Leffand7710/
Leefong778/
Leffane772/
Lefaint772/
Lefeane772/
Hlafang771/
Liefong771/
Lewfong771/
Lefayne771/
Lefaine770/
Leffong770/
Lefaant770/
Lefeant770/
Lifan73121/
Lefon7374/
Lyfan7319/
Lefam731/
Lefanova7180/
Lefanová7135/
Leefoung715/
Lepheang711/
Lefont67203/
Lephan67169/
Lafong6782/
Levahn6776/
Leffon6730/
Lefond6727/
Lefone6726/
Lefohn6721/
Leefon6720/
Lofong6717/
Laifan6715/
Lifong6714/
Hlifan674/
Lefoin673/
Leyfanova672/
Lipfan671/
Litfan671/
Leifon671/
Lephating671/
Liffan670/

Lefang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lefang in the Russian language
Лефангlefang-

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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 Lefang
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