Lofane Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Haiti

Lofane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lofane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lofane (17) may also be a first name.

Lofane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lofane occurs most in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Lofane live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 14 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lotfane92172/
Lhofane921/
Loufane921/
Lofaene921/
Lofan9115/
Lousfane861/
Loufeane860/
Lofani83128/
Lafane83121/
Lofana8350/
Luofan8349/
Lofone8324/
Lotfan8322/
Lofand839/
Lefane839/
Lofgan833/
Lofanh831/
Loufan831/
Lowfan831/
Loffan830/
Lofonge77322/
Lafagne77100/
LuoFang7772/
Hlafane7746/
Hlefane7738/
Lafasne7716/
Loufant7715/
Lotfani779/
Laffane773/
Loufang773/
Leffane772/
Lefeane772/
Lafayne771/
Lafeane771/
Lafaene771/
Lofaina771/
Loufani771/
Lafanie771/
Lofanna771/
Lafaine771/
Lofhand770/
Lefaine770/
Lohfank770/
Lafan7377/
Lofon7311/
Louwfant7170/
Hlophane7150/
Lafaunge716/
Loshfani715/
Laffagne711/
Loufoune711/
Laffamne711/
Laffan672,269/
Lafine67456/
Lophan67326/
Lafone67235/
Lafana67122/
Lafani67111/
Lafean67105/
Lafang6780/
Lafene6759/
Lafant6736/
Lofona6727/
Lefone6726/
Lofong6717/
Lafand678/
Lahfan677/
Laufan675/
Lofond674/
Lafaun673/
Lofoun673/
Lefene673/
Lafain673/
Lotfon672/
Loffon672/
Lohvan671/
Lotfiyani671/
Lafayanne671/
Hlofon671/
Loufon671/
Lasfan671/
Lafann670/
Lofein670/

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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 Lofane
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