Malefane Surname

67,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Malefane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malefane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,3061:12,5821,564
Lesotho2,9971:67832
Botswana501:43,7398,388
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Malefane (4,604) may also be a first name.

Malefane Last Name Facts

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

Malefane is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malefane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 67,554th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 989,349 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malefane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 101,156th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 4,604 people.

Malefane is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 4,306 people, or 1 in 12,582. In South Africa Malefane is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 38 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent live. Beside South Africa it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 41 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Malefane Last Name Statistics demography

Malefane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.61% less than the national average, earning R 155,388 per year.

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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 Malefane
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