Lefona Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Lefona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Lefona (21) may also be a first name.
Lefona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lefona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lefona is borne by more people in Lesotho 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 Lefona? popularity and diffusion
Lefona is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lefona are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lefona is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 21 people.
Lefona is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 406,512. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Butha-Buthe District, where 100 percent are found. Besides Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefonah | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lefounga | 86 | 14 | / |
| Lefuna | 83 | 97 | / |
| Lifona | 83 | 84 | / |
| Lefana | 83 | 39 | / |
| Lofona | 83 | 27 | / |
| Lefone | 83 | 26 | / |
| Lafona | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lefono | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lefena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lefoni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lepfounga | 80 | 13 | / |
| Lifonga | 77 | 62 | / |
| Lefenau | 77 | 31 | / |
| Hlefana | 77 | 23 | / |
| Lefongo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Lefanga | 77 | 9 | / |
| Leafana | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lefunga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lefonge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lefunat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lephona | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lefuina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lifouna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liffona | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lefouni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liofonga | 71 | 34 | / |
| Lefgoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leffanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lefani | 67 | 1,094 | / |
| Lifuna | 67 | 514 | / |
| Lafana | 67 | 122 | / |
| Lefano | 67 | 80 | / |
| Lofena | 67 | 78 | / |
| Lifana | 67 | 68 | / |
| Lafena | 67 | 54 | / |
| Lofana | 67 | 50 | / |
| Lefuni | 67 | 27 | / |
| Lefane | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lofono | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lefuno | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lifono | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lefongnie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lifone | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lefona
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