Lefosa Surname
Approximately 926 people bear this surname
Lefosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 463 | 1:4,390 | 865 |
| South Africa | 462 | 1:117,268 | 13,969 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Lefosa (30) may also be a first name.
Lefosa Demographics
Average Lefosa Salary in
South Africa
R 198,840
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Lefosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lefosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lefosa is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lefosa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 384,027th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 7,869,920 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lefosa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lefosa is also the 1,911,214th most widespread first name globally, held by 30 people.
The surname Lefosa is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 463 people, or 1 in 4,390. In Lesotho Lefosa is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 53 percent are found, Mafeteng District, where 26 percent are found and Maseru District, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent are found and Argentina, where 0 percent are found.
Lefosa Last Name Statistics demography
Lefosa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.33% less than the national average, earning R 198,840 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefasa | 83 | 338 | / |
| Lefusa | 83 | 79 | / |
| Lefose | 83 | 27 | / |
| Lafosa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Lefosi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Lifosa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lefoso | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lefesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lofosa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lefatsa | 77 | 505 | / |
| Lephosa | 77 | 398 | / |
| Lefosse | 77 | 356 | / |
| Lefosso | 77 | 20 | / |
| Lefotso | 77 | 10 | / |
| Lafoosa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lefousi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lefessa | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lefousis | 71 | 22 | / |
| Lephotsa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Leafasia | 71 | 12 | / |
| Lephosha | 71 | 8 | / |
| Leffosse | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lephoosa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lofoso | 67 | 1,302 | / |
| Lefaso | 67 | 311 | / |
| Lofasa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Lifoso | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lefase | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leface | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lefasi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lifasa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lefazi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lefaza | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lifusa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lyfasa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lifesa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lifosi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lafasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lefuse | 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 Lefosa
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