Lefatsa Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lefatsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefatsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4251:4,782962
South Africa801:677,22149,167

Lefatsa (43) may also be a first name.

Lefatsa Last Name Facts

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

Lefatsa is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefatsa? popularity and diffusion

Lefatsa is the 611,703rd most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 14,430,784 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lefatsa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 43 people.

The last name Lefatsa is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 425 people, or 1 in 4,782. In Lesotho Lefatsa is primarily found in: Mokhotlong District, where 76 percent reside, Maseru District, where 12 percent reside and Butha-Buthe District, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent reside.

Lefatsa Last Name Statistics demography

Lefatsa earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.68% more than the national average, earning R 267,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefasa92338/
Lefatsi862/
Lefatse862/
Lefatshe80843/
Lephatsa80218/
Leafasia8012/
Lefosa77926/
Lefaso77311/
Lyfasa776/
Lefaza776/
Lifasa776/
Lephatsoa75179/
Lefhatshe751/
Lifatse7131/
Lefotso7110/
Lephats'oa716/
Lephat'soa713/
Lefatzi711/
Lephatsi67373/
Lephotsa6714/
Lephasoa677/
Lephatso672/
Lephatse671/
Lafetsha671/
Lephasha671/
Liphetsa671/

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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 Lefatsa
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