Lefoka Surname

207,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lefoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4221:38,1004,883
Lesotho5551:3,662664
Norway91:571,36544,190
England41:13,929,515290,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Lefoka (103) may also be a first name.

Lefoka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lefoka is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefoka? popularity and diffusion

Lefoka is the 207,582nd most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,654,737 people. The last name Lefoka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lefoka live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lefoka is also the 930,172nd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 103 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,422 people, or 1 in 38,100. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 54 percent reside, Limpopo, where 28 percent reside and North West, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 28 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Lefoka Last Name Statistics demography

Lefoka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.55% less than the national average, earning R 131,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefouka924/
Le'efoka861/
Lifoka83281/
Lofoka83171/
Lefoko8397/
Lefaka8339/
Lefoke8334/
Lefuka8329/
Lefeka8324/
Lefhoko77199/
Lahfoka773/
Lephoka771/
Lefokis771/
Lafouka771/
Lofaka671,093/
Lofeka67479/
Lifuka67323/
Lofoko67288/
Lifeka67221/
Lefaki67194/
Lifoko67102/
Lifaka6730/
Lafoca6722/
Leface6711/
Lafaka678/
Lefuko677/
Lafeka671/
Lifoke671/
Lefako671/
Lifoki671/

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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 Lefoka
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