Lofana Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lofana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lofana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lofana (91) may also be a first name.

Lofana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lofana occurs most in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lofana.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Lofana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Lofana are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 91 people.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 1,641,749. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 30 percent are found and Gauteng, where 3 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Lofana Last Name Statistics demography

Lofana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.72% less than the national average, earning R 17,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lofanga92452/
Lofanna921/
Lofanas921/
Lofaina921/
Lofano83395/
Lofani83128/
Lafana83122/
Lofena8378/
Lefana8339/
Lofona8327/
Lofane837/
Lofanh831/
Lotfane77172/
Lofango77116/
Hlefana7723/
Lafaina7720/
Lotfani779/
Laufana776/
Lafagna771/
Lafayna771/
Lhofane771/
Loufani771/
Loufane771/
Loshfani715/
Lousfane711/
Louphana710/
Loufeane710/
Lafane67121/
Lafani67111/
Lafena6754/
Lofone6724/
Lafano6718/
Lefona676/
Lofono674/
Lafona672/
Lefena671/
Lafhamnat671/

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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 Lofana
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