Lefenya Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lefenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2821:192,12020,823
Lesotho1541:13,1982,920
Botswana831:26,3495,307

Lefenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lefenya is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefenya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 599,225th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lefenya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 192,120. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 48 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and Free State, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 30 percent live and Botswana, where 16 percent live.

Lefenya Last Name Statistics demography

Lefenya earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.14% less than the national average, earning R 192,156 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefena921/
Lofenya86260/
Lifenya86124/
Lefenyo8633/
Lefenau8631/
Lefanya861/
Lefen8333/
Lfena831/
Leofenia802/
Leifnaya801/
Leveniya801/
Le Feona800/
Leufen77399/
Lefuna7797/
Lofena7778/
Leffen7762/
Levena7759/
Lafena7754/
Lefana7739/
Lefina7734/
Leefen7716/
Lefean7714/
Loefen7713/
Leveny779/
Lefona776/
Lefene773/
Leifen773/
Lefeni772/
Lefeno772/
Le Fen772/
Leafen770/
Lefunyawe751/
Lfny731/
Loeffen711,791/
Lefinao71293/
Leuffen71192/
Lofenyo71164/
Lafenwa71121/
Lefenni71116/
Lafenia71109/
Lufunya7175/
Lifanya7134/
Laveena7124/
Hlefana7123/
Lefiana7118/
Levenia7118/
Lefinau7118/
Lufenyo7116/
Lefyina7114/
Leveney717/
Lefiehn715/
Lephena715/
Lufonya714/
Lifunya714/
Lefonah714/
Leafana714/
Lafanya713/
Leevana713/
Lfeanyi713/
Lavenya712/
Lufaena712/
Lofenia712/
Luvenya712/
Lefeane712/
Lee Fen712/
Lufenny712/
Lifenia711/
Lifenja711/
Lueffen711/
Liveena711/
Levaena711/
Laffeny711/
L'Veena711/
Lofanya711/
Lufanya711/
Lovenya711/
Lifenyi711/
Levenay711/
Lefuina711/
Lueveny711/
Luevena710/
Lafonya710/
Laeffen710/
Leoffen710/
Le Feon710/
Lefenne710/
Leveeny710/
Leavena710/
Leven675,780/
Lepheana674,336/
Lefin671,072/
Lefan67368/
Lefno67333/
Lufen67191/
Lefnaoui67190/
Lafen67184/
Lofen67135/
Leovenia6776/
Lefon6774/
Lifen6772/
Lefawana6760/
Lephunya6759/
Lafna6746/
Lefowana6722/
Lefiyana6719/
Lefooana6717/
Lufna6712/
Lifna6710/
Luevenia676/
Hleveina676/
Lephenna674/
Levny673/
Levaniya672/
Levienna672/
Lefne672/
Lefni672/
Liphenya671/
Lvena671/
Leveanna671/
Levna671/
Leeveney671/
Lefun671/
Laveniya671/
Lofna671/
Leffenni671/
Le Fenni671/
Lefín671/
Laavenya671/
Lefaoana671/
Lefeyine671/
Lepheena671/
Lieifene671/
Lafaenia671/
Leevanea671/
Leevenia671/
Liveeney670/
Laveeney670/
Levenuoy670/
Levenway670/
Le Feone670/
Leveneau670/
Leveaney670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lefenya
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