Lefathe Surname

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

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lefathe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefathe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lefathe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lefathe occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefathe? popularity and diffusion

Lefathe is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lefathe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 254,070. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Leribe District, where 100 percent are found. Not including Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefate9246/
Lefaite864/
Lefothe863/
Lefatha863/
Lefat8310/
Lafaethe802/
Lefotihe801/
Lefait77759/
Lefata77530/
Lefati77210/
Lefete77113/
Leffat77103/
Lefaut7799/
Lafate7776/
Lefeat7738/
Lefayt7729/
Lefaty7717/
Leifat7712/
Lefite7710/
Lifate772/
Lefadh771/
Lofate771/
Leefat771/
Lefast771/
Lesfat771/
Lefayette751/
Lifaite71182/
Lafaite71115/
Lefetey7177/
Lefaist7147/
Leefatt7133/
Lewfatt7132/
Lafaete7129/
Lefotha7124/
Lefheit712/
Lefitte711/
Lephate711/
Lafaute711/
Lofatei711/
Lyafate711/
Leufaut710/
Lafatey710/
Lafatte710/
Lefette710/
Leifheit671,745/
Liefeith6754/
Lephothe6754/
Lefad6738/
Lifat6720/
Liefheid6718/
Lafaitte6715/
Lefeiter6713/
Lafaette679/
Liefheit676/
Liewfatt675/
Lefatova674/
Leafhead673/
Lafaitey672/
Leefaust671/
Lefot671/
Leffette671/
Lefoiter671/
Lefoster671/
Leifheat671/
Layfatte671/
Liffatie671/
Leshfati671/
Leifeith670/
Leffatts670/

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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 Lefathe
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