Lefume Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lefume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2401:8,4691,902
South Africa1361:398,36535,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lefume (138) may also be a first name.

Lefume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lefume is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefume? popularity and diffusion

Lefume is the 760,012th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. The surname Lefume occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lefume reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lefume is also the 787,636th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 138 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 8,469. In Lesotho Lefume is most common in: Leribe District, where 41 percent live, Maseru District, where 26 percent live and Mafeteng District, where 12 percent live. Aside from Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 36 percent live.

Lefume Last Name Statistics demography

Lefume earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.55% less than the national average, earning R 186,432 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefoume9210/
Lefum911/
Lefuma83751/
Lifume8334/
Lafume8318/
Lefime831/
Lefumi831/
Lefgoum77465/
Lafumee7711/
Lefumay771/
Leffaum770/
Lifuma6769/
Lefimi6735/
Lefoma6715/
Lafime672/
Leephum6224/
Laafumi622/
Lephuma621/
Liphum5084/
Lifoma5062/
Lifomi5021/

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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 Lefume
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