Lefene Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lefene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lefene (45) may also be a first name.

Lefene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lefene occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefene? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Lefene are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 45 people.

The last name Lefene is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefeane922/
Lefenes920/
Lefener920/
Lefine83122/
Lafene8359/
Lefone8326/
Lefean8314/
Lefane839/
Lefeni832/
Lefyne831/
Lefena831/
Leifgen77349/
Lifenge77137/
Hlefane7738/
Lefenyo7733/
Leffane772/
Letfine771/
Ledfine771/
Lefayne771/
Lofaene771/
Lafeane771/
Lafaene771/
Lefeant770/
Lefaine770/
Lafenie770/
Lepheane711,352/
Lephenge7110/
Lifenets714/
Lephoene712/
Leafgeen711/
Lyfenets711/
Lessfeny711/
Lifeness711/
Leephone711/
Lafine67456/
Lafone67235/
Lafane67121/
Lofone6724/
Lefini679/
Lofane677/
Lefoin673/
Lifine671/
Lefain671/
Lifone671/
Lefoni671/

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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 Lefene
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