Lefunyane Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lefunyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefunyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho771:26,3975,202
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lefunyane (77) may also be a first name.

Lefunyane Last Name Facts

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

Lefunyane is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefunyane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,882,912th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname Lefunyane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lefunyane reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lefunyane is also the 1,100,117th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 77 people.

It is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 26,397. In Lesotho Lefunyane is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 38 percent reside, Butha-Buthe District, where 19 percent reside and Berea District, where 18 percent reside. Beside Lesotho this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Lefunyane Last Name Statistics demography

Lefunyane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.19% less than the national average, earning R 115,992 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefunyana899/
Lefenyane891/
Lfunan809/
Levounyan7817/
Lefanyana784/
Lufunanye781/
Levunyn755/
Lefinan751/
Lefnine751/
Lefnana751/
Lephanyane7422/
Lephonyane7411/
Lafounaine741/
Levonyan711,915/
Levanyan71273/
Lifunana718/
Levunyna716/
Luvinane715/
Lefenine711/
Levinyan711/
Loughnane672,499/
Laughnane6713/
Lafonaine675/
Leuphinan671/
Lee-Fenyn671/
Lafounain671/

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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
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  • 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 Lefunyane
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