Lefaso Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lefaso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefaso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2241:9,0742,044
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Botswana221:99,40615,343

Lefaso (455) may also be a first name.

Lefaso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lefaso occurs most in Lesotho. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lefaso.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefaso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 870,423rd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. The last name Lefaso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lefaso reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lefaso is also the 400,634th most common first name in the world, held by 455 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 9,074. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Butha-Buthe District, where 29 percent are found, Berea District, where 15 percent are found and Leribe District, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent are found and Botswana, where 7 percent are found.

Lefaso Last Name Statistics demography

Lefaso earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.65% less than the national average, earning R 119,652 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lofaso83672/
Lefasa83338/
Lafaso83152/
Lifaso834/
Lefoso832/
Lefatsa77505/
Lephaso7740/
Lefosso7720/
Lefotso7710/
Lofasso776/
Lafasso772/
Lifasso771/
Leafasia7112/
Lephasoa717/
Lifassou713/
Lephatso712/
Lofoso671,302/
Lefosa67926/
Lofasa6748/
Lifeso6740/
Lifoso6734/
Lyfasa676/
Lefaza676/
Lifasa676/
Lafasa672/
Lefesa671/

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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 Lefaso
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