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 most common in Lesotho. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Lefunyane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefunyane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lefunyane is the 1,882,912th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name 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 occurring given name internationally, held by 77 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 26,397. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Leribe District, where 38 percent live, Butha-Buthe District, where 19 percent live and Berea District, where 18 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

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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  • 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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