Maofane Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maofane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Maofane Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho281:72,5919,509
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966

Maofane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maofane is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maofane? popularity and diffusion

Maofane is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Maofane is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maofane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Maofane is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 72,591. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 75 percent are found and Berea District, where 25 percent are found. Besides Lesotho Maofane exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahofane931/
Maofan921/
Maofang864/
Moafang715/
Moaffan711/
Mohafanh671/
Mohafani671/
Maophanit6359/
Moafon621/
Maophachen59271/
Mouafon57574/
Mohavan5716/
Moafoon573/
Mouofon572/
Maophon572/
Mohaphan5354/
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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 Maofane
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