Lefine Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lefine Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lefine (39) may also be a first name.

Lefine Last Name Facts

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

Lefine is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefine? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lefine is the 1,637,889th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname Lefine occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lefine reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lefine is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used forename globally, held by 39 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 447,750. In South Africa Lefine is most common in: North West, where 62 percent live, Gauteng, where 34 percent live and Western Cape, where 2 percent live. Beside South Africa Lefine exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Lefine Last Name Statistics demography

Lefine earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.37% less than the national average, earning R 227,256 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letfine921/
Ledfine921/
Lefaine920/
Lefeyine861/
Lafine83456/
Lefane839/
Lefini839/
Lefene833/
Lefoin833/
Lifine831/
Lefain831/
Lefyne831/
Hlefane7738/
Levineh7724/
Laffine773/
Lefeane772/
Lefaint772/
Leffane772/
Lafaine771/
Lefuina771/
Lehfune771/
Lafuine771/
Lefayne771/
Lejfune771/
Lefenes770/
Lefener770/
Lefojane7179/
Lefiyana7119/
Lefgoune711/
Lifinets711/
Liffiner710/
Leiphane710/
Lafene6759/
Lefuni6727/
Lefean6714/
Lafune673/
Lefeni672/
Lephiyane671/
Lefena671/
Lofune671/

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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 Lefine
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