Lefisa Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lefisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3011:6,7531,436
South Africa1161:467,04938,892

Lefisa (126) may also be a first name.

Lefisa Last Name Facts

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

Lefisa is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefisa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 704,927th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lefisa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most numerous first name in the world, borne by 126 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 6,753. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Butha-Buthe District, where 87 percent live, Leribe District, where 10 percent live and Maseru District, where 3 percent live. Besides Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent live.

Lefisa Last Name Statistics demography

Lefisa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.37% less than the national average, earning R 82,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefusa8379/
Lafisa8311/
Lefiso834/
Lofisa833/
Lefisi831/
Lefesa831/
Lifisa831/
Lefiza831/
Lafissa773/
Lafisah772/
Lefessa770/
Lofusa6741/
Lafusa6734/
Lifusa676/
Lefeci675/
Lafiza674/
Lifesa674/
Lefesy672/
Lifisi672/
Lefischer671/
Lefese671/
Lofiza671/
Lefico671/
Lefice671/
Leefisher671/

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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 Lefisa
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