Mokefane Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Mokefane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 51 | 1:39,854 | 6,821 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mokefane (30) may also be a first name.
Mokefane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mokefane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mokefane occurs most in Lesotho. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mokefane.
How Common Is The Last Name Mokefane? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,293,424th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name Mokefane is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokefane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mokefane is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 30 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 39,854. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 84 percent live, Butha-Buthe District, where 14 percent live and Berea District, where 2 percent live. Barring Lesotho this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mokgefane | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mokh'efane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Makefane | 88 | 16 | / |
| Mokofane | 88 | 16 | / |
| Mokafane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makhefane | 82 | 10 | / |
| Makofane | 75 | 19,090 | / |
| Makafane | 75 | 1,277 | / |
| Macefane | 75 | 4 | / |
| Macofane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maqefane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makefana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokofani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makhofane | 71 | 141 | / |
| Makhafane | 71 | 140 | / |
| Makoffane | 71 | 10 | / |
| Makhefana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokhafani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machefane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makafani | 63 | 29 | / |
| Makofani | 63 | 10 | / |
| Maqafane | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mekafene | 63 | 1 | / |
| Machifane | 59 | 2 | / |
| Makhafani | 59 | 1 | / |
| Makhofani | 59 | 1 | / |
| Macafani | 50 | 1 | / |
| Makafeni | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mokefane
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